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06 Mar 2011 | Chongwe, Zambia (-15.3308, 28.6755)
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In our fourth week of training we pondered the rules of workplace safety, marveled at what the sun can do, learned how to dig a hole, avoided the ants, and slept. A very full week of training and would have been even better if that internet cafe we discovered had actually worked at least once during the five times we tried it.
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Here we have a dreadlocked baby running around a construction site.
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Posted in Africa, Zambia
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Tagged Africa, ants, baby, Business, chongwe, construction site, discover, Electric, Energy, good, highway, internet cafe, language, Peace Corps, rain, Renewable, sleep, Solar, Solar energy, solar panel, storm, sun, sunset, train, U.S., volunteer, workplace safety, Zambia
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27 Feb 2011 | Chongwe, Zambia (-15.3825, 28.6973)
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The third week was our first full week of lessons, which included language, cultural, technical, and health. It was grueling and we were totally exhausted by the end, especially with 4-hours of language every day, but we made it through to the weekend.
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This is the classroom where we will be learning the Citonga language for the next three months.
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Posted in Africa, Zambia
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Tagged Africa, America, Boll Weevil, chongwe, forest, host sister, language, love, medical officer, mom, niece, Peace Corps, photograph, school, U.S., Zambia
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23 Feb 2011 | Chongwe, Zambia (-15.3668, 28.6984)
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Our second week of training was a short one, due to us getting back from our first site visit on Wednesday, but it was eventful. The rest of the week was spent moving from Lusaka to Chongwe to meet our new family and start our language and technical lessons.
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The 10-hour ride home was painful but we all endured it in our own ways.
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Posted in Africa, Zambia
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Tagged chongwe, cook, Cooking, dusk, fly, home, kids, language, life, love, Lusaka, maps, Peace Corps, photo, photograph, rain, Rasa, rest of the week, tires, tour, town, train, U.S., USA, village, volunteer, volunteers, Zambia
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21 Feb 2011 | Lusaka, Zambia (-12.1850, 31.1978)
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All the volunteers were very excited this week; it was our first encounter with the real village life we will be living the next two years. Although there is a lot to talk about, I have to focus on the two items that stood out for me (and were probably unique to the site we visited in Northern Province):
the bugs and water.
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Unlike West Africa, people here are very open to having their photos taken. I think this will make for some great portraits.
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Posted in Africa, Zambia
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Tagged Africa, bugs, car, eating, experience, filter, first encounter, great portraits, happy, home, Human Interest, life, Lusaka, malaria, mefloquine, northern province, peace, Peace Corps, photo, photograph, pretty, quick trip, sunset, train, U.S., USA, village, volunteer, volunteers, water, West Africa, Zambia
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18 Feb 2011 | Lusaka, Zambia (-15.3928, 28.3723)
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I can still remember when I decided in 2001 that I wanted to live in Africa one day; and now it has finally happened! Our first week in Lusaka was a bit overwhelming and underappreciated as we prepared ourselves for village life.
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Our first view of Zambia as the plane started its descent into Lusaka.
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Posted in Africa, Zambia
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Tagged Africa, agriculture, bugs, car, children, discover, immigration, insect, Lusaka, peace, Peace Corps, plane, rain, shopping, sleep, train, U.S., USA, village, Zambia
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