Load shedding: 1. an intentional electrical power shutdown, sometimes mandated by the government, where power is cut for periods of time over different areas of a distribution region 2. frustrating ZESCO, the Zambian power company, began load shedding a little over a month ago all over Zambia. This means that every day, throughout the day, […]
Travel
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
After spending some time in Lusaka, I have finally moved to Kitwe and am starting to settle down. As per the agreement with GHC, CHEP is providing housing for me and Mwansa. They have a large compound facility with offices, a training center, and hostel rooms to house guests that come for workshops. Mwansa and […]
Mama, I Made It
The past 48 hours are a blur…. 7/13/15 – EST 4:00 am: This would have been an early morning wakeup call if any of us had actually gone to sleep. Instead, we chose to stay up all night celebrating the end of training and beginning of adventures, packing, and saying goodbye. Regardless, checking out and […]
ZamFam
ZamWow….Zambitious….Zamtastic….ZAMFAM! The numerous amount of clever names one can make with a name like Zambia is nothing compared to the amount of love the GHC Zambian cohort has for one another. As the smallest country cohort – 18 fellows and 1 awesome ZamDad – Zambia is traditionally the closest team. From the moment I met […]