In addition to being a long weekend in the U.S. for the 4th of July, it was a 4-day weekend in Zambia for Heroes Day and Unity Day. It was also my birthday weekend, and it was simply amazing! On Friday evening, my friends and I had a celebratory last dinner at Mukwa, our favorite […]
Travel
This Time for Rwanda
After a wild 18-hour layover in Nairobi, Kenya, Mwansa and I finally landed in Kigali, Rwanda where we stayed for a week. We were immediately surprised and excited by the differences between Rwanda and Zambia. The roads are mostly paved, there are sidewalks, streetlights, 24/7 security. It was already a different world than our normal […]
This Time for Kenya
A really neat component of Global Health Corps is that every fellow is allowed up to $600 to use on professional development. I used the first part of my professional development funds to purchase Rosetta Stone Hindi so I could learn a new language in all of my free time. For the second half of […]
This Time for Malawi
These past two weeks I was in Lilongwe, Malawi for a training on Stepping Stones with Children hosted by Salamander Trust and the Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi (COWLHA). Stepping Stones with Children is a transformative behavior change curriculum for children, ages 5-8 and 9-14, affected by or infected with […]
This Time for Cape Town
I never used to understand why people would gush over Cape Town, lighting up when they heard I would spend my holidays there or raving about it endlessly. Now I have jumped on the bandwagon. It has been over a month since my 17-day gallivant all over Cape Town, and I am still reeling from […]
The Road MOST Travelled
On the second weekend of September, I bused 7 hours from Kitwe to Lusaka and 7 hours back from Lusaka to Kitwe for a ZamFam bonding at Lilayi Lodge. On the third weekend of September, I bused 15 hours from Kitwe to Livingstone and 13 hours back from Livingstone to Kitwe to take a dip […]
Swimming with the Devil
Lovingly known as Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders), Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world at 5557 feet wide and varying in height from 262-304 feet. Vic Falls borders Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River and is Zambia’s main tourist attraction and proudest site. From September to December, when the falls have less […]
The Three Little Ellies
Rescue, rehabilitation, and release are the three main objectives of the Elephant Orphanage Project (EOP) sponsored by Game Rangers International (GRI) in Zambia. The EOP is a nursery for abandoned elephant calves that have fallen victim to poaching, human conflict, or environmental factors. Here they are cared for 24/7 by trained Keepers and fed milk […]
Extrañando
***This post is best read while listening to: Stand By Me, Una Vaina Loca, Energia*** My first adventure abroad, other than the occasional family visits to India, was the 2 months I spent in Yorito, Yoro, Honduras the summer after my first year in college. Along with 4 other fab students, I taught English and […]
Nine Pro Tips to Help You Survive Load Shedding
Do not trust the schedule. If you are one of the lucky few to have a load shedding schedule on hand, congratulations, but it probably is not reliable because the schedule is always changing. Track the times for yourself and see how they compare. 2. Always always always have candles, matches, lighters and/or headlamps ready […]