Protea Hotel Chingola
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The End of the Road
... is bent into a scoop-like shape. Then you use the nshima to pick up pieces of greens, beans, or meat (all referred to as relishes) and eat it all in one mouthful. Nshima itself doesn’t have much flavor so it’s pretty much just a carrier starch for whatever other food you’re eating. For my vegetarian self, I was very happy with the large variety of greens that are eaten in Zambia. My favorites are sweet potato leaves and pumpkin leaves, and ...
It’s Heating Up
... out (well, really she offered for me to move in with her for the rest of my time in Zambia, but I like having my own space so I declined but thanked her for the offer). I had told Chisella I’d be out by the end of the week since that was the end of the month of September so I thought I was fine staying there for a few more nights. When I arrived home from work the next day, Chisella was sitting just down the hall from my room and taunted me as she saw me unlocking my door, ...
Being Called Fat is a Compliment
... but, in general, I stick out like a sore thumb. It’s very easy to spot me in a crowd. This can lead to some interesting experiences, like my bus ride back to Kitwe from Ndola on Friday. I boarded a mostly full bus with a handful of other people. As we started moving, the money collector came over to take my fare. Upon seeing a white girl, his eyes lit up and he started talking loudly to the whole bus in Bemba, the local language in this region ...
First Impressions
... completely over the counter, a prescription is merely a suggestion or help reminding you what to tell the pharmacist you want. Dirt paths are the norm for walking and the dust/dirt flies up with every gust of wind or strong step. Right now everything is still a bit new and I'm learning my way around both the town and my job, but I'm sure within a couple of weeks I'll be into a solid routine. At the moment I'm just enjoying the newness of it ...
Lets get the train to Zambia.......
... to cover you knees and clearly nothing elce!
the first night it rained like crazy and in a rickety train on a bed thats very easy to fall out of you dont want a storm!!!
They left on the second day so we had the carrage to ourselves, after supper (we took all our own food on so we didnt have to buy the expencive food on he train and ate bread and jam for 2 days!) we went for a very early night as there was nothing elce ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
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