African Time

Once again, I present you my Zambia top five...


1) I’ve made so many new wonderful friends from Zambia. Friends who are so eager to share their lives with us. Yet when it is you who asks them a question or the story behind an event, they only and ALWAYS happily reply “Next Time”. Even if you are spending the next couple of hours with them. Oh African time... everything takes SO much longer than necessary.

2) When you ask for a specific meeting time, the reply you’ll receive is “It’s just okay!”. Or you’ll be asked to set a meeting for the sole purpose of setting the following meeting.

3) (Remember when I specifically outlined that these points were not only things I may love, but also things I may hate...) Camping in Kafue National Park, where hippos happily trot around each and every campsite. Actually, let me be more specific, camping in Kafue where hippos nearly charge you and walk around your tents at night. I have never been so scared in my life.

4) Going on African safari only to see a bunny rabbit and a mouse... okay fine I’ll be fair, we actually caught a glimpse of Nala. As for the bunny, it was in fact a hare, and the mouse was more of an elephant shrew.

5) My team partner, Caro, and I being assisted by the most bubbly and scattered man while chosing wine at the grocery store. Speaking a mile a minute, he considered everything from what we were eating, to our student budget. Needless to say he was incredibly helpful. Only as we gratefully shook his hand, did we find out he was the Country Director for the World Food Programme. Now that's a celebrity.

Lately, these points are all I can write. Life as an intern for Lupwa Lwabumi Trust has me running around Lusaka like a chicken without its head. For my wonderful friends and family who have been asking for more, I promise you'll get what you want... next time. Remember, I'm on AFRICA TIME.