Pr Lusaka

... for the next 2 hours before half the bus got off and we were able to stretch out for the last 2 hours of bumpy roads to Livingstone. We thought we were in the clear and the worst of the bus ride was over. <br><br>The bus was pitch black, and Brittany, Sarah, and Lindsey tried to fall asleep for the last part of the ride. All of a sudden, Brittany felt a large object quickly scurry up her arm, across her neck, and behind her seat. She leaped onto ...

... we were waved through. Only at one checkpoint did we have to stop and that was because it was near to the Zimbabwe border and the policeman&#8217;s English was not too good. An immigration officer just checked our passports for our port of entry, asked where we were going too and wished us a safe journey. <br><br>We stopped at Downtown Shopping Centre Lusaka and that is where our fellow traveler got out of the landcruiser and ...

... talk. They were taking it all in. The rest of our money I will probably leave with the director to use at the House of Martha for more chairs and items they need in the house. I just realized I need to take more pictures of the interior house. I will do that soon. You may have to wait until Im home for all the pics to be uploaded because we are paying for interenet time. Love you all, Michelle and Christina

... chai so they can sit down with you and practise their English and learn about American culture. <br><br>And what is American culture? Money, cars, big houses, iPhones, expensive clothes, working too many hours, and somewhere family fits in there. People ask me about traditional American dancing. All I can answer with is Native American dancing. People ask me about traditional American food. Ummm...hamburgers and hotdogs? Barbecue? Fried chicken? We're a country of ...

... Wednesday 20th May - we were up, just, when Martin &amp; Dan arrived to go lion spotting - he said the lion had been on the granite outcrop (where we walked the other day) at the start of the night but by morning had come down. Despite an intense hunt we never saw or heard the lion although Martin found very fresh spoor and in the nearby trees the vultures were gathering - it was there somewhere and it was looking at us but we couldn't see it! A family group of ground hornbills ...

... was generally good and we went as far as Batoka beyond Choma and turned south to the lake at Sinazongwe. This road was bad in places but again there was evidence of repair work taking place. At one of the bridges a section had been displaced which could have easily been driven into with one wheel - fortunately it was obvious and easily avoided. For the 80km down to the lake there were a lot of people walking and cycling in both directions some with water containers on their ...

... here, and because my organization is so wonderfully open and transparent, they invited me to sit in on the meetings. Admittedly, a lot of the stuff was over my head. A lot of time was spent with presentations from our CFO and our VP of Operations, focusing on the lifeblood of our organization, the money! Although I confirmed for the 100th time how happy I am that I don't have to deal with that stuff, it was really interesting to learn about all the systems ...

... just too excited. So she washed my clothes (by hand) and then started cleaning the kitchen, and sweeping my floor, and then got on her hands and knees and started washing my floor. It was crazy. Then, after all that, I wasn't sure how much to pay her... So I called one of my work mates and she advised me that $5 would be more than enough. $5!!!! I constantly amazed at how little people live on. So I gave her 7. She gave me an enormous smile. And ...

... of getting some cash out of the bank when there is a shortage of bills, one's salary can have essentially disappeared. People are helping each other out as they can, trying to grow their own food as they're able and hoping things will get better while there is still a country to save. The WHO and the Red Cross and other NGOs have set up medical camps, and are even helping repair the sewage systems to stop the cholera outbreak ...

... more tactful, she might have taken the same strategy as one particular witchdoctor (of sorts- a raindoctor, to be precise) encountered by the legendary nineteenth century explorer David Livingstone. Livingstone decided one day to question the traditionally held belief that raindoctors had the power to &#8216;charm&#8217; the rains from the sky at will. A variety of unsavoury matter would be used by these doctors, such as jackals&#8217; livers, baboons&#8217; and lions&#8217; hearts ...