I've always loved sleeping so much, especially a solid 9 hours followed by a good morning of birding. You can't top that. Lately sleep has been hard to come by. I wake up at 3 or 4 am every morning, and I can't figure out why. What is by body trying to tell me?! I'm especially perplexed because my days are usually exhausting. My theory is that there is not enough time in the day to think, and I need time to think, so Travel is the most exhausting thing. My transportation standards are now lower than anyone in the United States could possibly imagine. I'm just happy to be moving these days, as long as it's faster than walking. Two days ago I spent 13 hours on one bus going about 600km with a baby kicking me the whole time, and no sleep...par for the course.
I've been on a few adventures in the last few weeks away from Kelondu. My community entry period ended on August 10th, so I had to travel to Lusaka for In-Service training. From Kelondu, it usually takes at least two full travel days to get to Lusaka. I started off on my bike around 7am, then made it to Mwinilunga around 11. I waited on the road for about 4 hours in Mwinilunga with no luck, so I stayed at the Catholic Mission that nigh and took the bus to Solwezi the next morning, a 4 hour trip. From Solwezi, I hitched the next morning to Ndola, 4 hours, then from there to Lusaka, another 4 hours.
After In-Service Training, I went down to Livingstone, an amazing town that in many ways feels like Adventure Land at Disneyland. I think photos can say a lot more than writing...
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| Where are we going? I experienced what the Amaamas know so well, walking 10km with a Zambag on my head. |
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| My brother Cliff and I in our garden. We have Kale, Cabbage, Peas, and Lettuce. |
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| Kelondu Basic School about 1km from my house. This is the school I usually work at, Grade 1-7. |
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| My village tuck shops, you can see the pineapple fields in the distance. |
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| The Great Victoria Falls from the Zambian side. I'm one of the few people in the world that has seen the Zambezi Source before visiting the Falls. |
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| Me at the boiling pot below Victoria Falls. This is the put-in spot for the Upper Zambezi rafting trip. |
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| Amabanda anyanya ku Samuteba. |
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| Amazing Vic Falls at sunset. What else can I say? |
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| This day I cooked caterpillars with onions and garlic, a hit in Nswanakabinda village. |
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| This is one of the 7th graders Bwembya holding an Amethyst Sunbird he found with a broken wing. This day we walked to the Zambezi Source from Kelondu, a two hour walk. |
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| Ami kwitempa. (Me in the garden) |
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| The amazing Chitunta plain about 25km from my house. This photo does absolutely no justice to how beautiful this place is. |
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| The lip of Vicotria Falls from the Zambian side. In the background you can see the footbridge across the knifeedge and the road bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
