October 31, 2006
Given!
Well, it was a great trip up and a great trip there... the only glitch was getting back to Choma. I started out last week making my way up to see Given in Mansa, Luapula Province. I went to the village, tried to help in the field (got blisters after 15 minutes), ate casava meal, and just visited with GIven after a long time. I need it too... my patience for all things PC has been running thin and I needed to be reminded of why I came here and why I've stayed. Given (and my other great friends/experiences) drown out all the bad stuff. It is a good thing that the visit went so well, or me being stuck in Lusaka after a 13 hour bus ride that was supposed to take 8 would have sent me packing. The only big lament I have is that I was trying to make it back to Choma so that I could watch the Vikings beat the Patriots on Monday Night Football (showing at 3:30am here). Don't tell me who won... they rebroadcast at 4pm today!
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October 25, 2006
Insert synonym for hot here...
Yo. I guess because of the rains last year (that's what people say in the villages) or because of global warming or because we're in the Kalahari Arc... I dunno... but it is just so damn hot here! My skin is going to fall off. I spent most of yesterday afternoon in the back of a truck getting to Lusaka. Zambia's football (think like a European here) team won the Castle Cup! Awesome. Should be on their way to something big in SA in 4 years... we hope. Anyway, it is clear to me that you all have forgotten me. Not a comment in months, no letters, no emails, etc. Messed.
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October 4, 2006
Old Guard
Well, the votes are counted, the inaguration was yesterday... the President will remain the same for the next 5 years as it was for the last. The biggest margin of another candidate winning an area was in Choma... they love their cadidate down here. Thankfully Zambia is a peaceful nation, so there has been little unrest. Nothing else is really new other than it seems that rainy season has started about 2 months early. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing.
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