Blogs from Zambia, Africa - page 74

After leaving Luangwa we drove to Lusaka-another long day through rolling Miombo and Mopane woodland which was starting to get slightly monotonous. Lusaka is a strange place. The city centre consists of 3 high-rise buildings! It was a shock to be in such a built up place after being out in the bush for 3 weeks. There is a huge South African influence there and one starts to see lots of big Afrikaners wandering around in tiny shorts and two-tan shirts covering their huge beer bellies! They are hilarious characters and we are all investing in a pair of tight shorts and two tan shirts so that we can fit in. We had two nights there before moving on. The nightlife was dead although we made the best of it! We then drove on to a ... read more

So we did the bungee and survived! We couldnt do it together coz we just over the weight limit so we did separately - Chris went first (also first jumper of the day so tested out the ropes!!) and seemed very calm and collected - the model jumper! Then I went and did the complete opposite! I was absolutely pooing myself - couldnt jump so kinda just fell! Everyone was wetting themselves as you could hear my screams on the over other side of Zambia i think!! It was amazing tho! We then ended up doing the gorge swing which is a bit like bungee but you step off the ledge and fall sitting down - we did that one together and it was ace -we didnt think it wud be that bad but it made ... read more

Hey again! Thanks for everyones messages - its good to hear from home! We are still havin a great time. Teaching is goin ok - getting to know the kids and teachers better which helps they are really nice people. this week i (laura) was teaching grade 6 and grade 4 as grade 7 were doing mock exams so im becoming known around the school - they are all fighting over me - hehe!!. Think im back in grade 7 next week so im gonna try and see what revision they need to do and try and think of a way to make things more fun coz at the mo they just copy questions off the board and i mark them! One of our housemates, Matt leaves on monday so his grade 6 hasnt got a ... read more

so here's the deal - i have a couple of incomplete blogs so i'm just going to combine them into one - some things might repeat or be boring...life here has settled into a routine so sometimes there's not too much to write about. partial blog 1 After nearly 2 weeks in Zambia, I finally made it to Victoria Falls - the primary reason why Livingstone exists. After horseback riding was canceled due to lack of transport, Gemma (project coordinator) took Karen and I to Vic Falls on her way to the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. So the plan was to walk into the Zambezi Sun, a very swank resort, and walk back to the private entrance to Mosi-u-tanya Park (the water that thunders) and avoid paying the enormous entrance fee. There are two price systems, local and ... read more

Hey everyone! Well we arrived in Zambia last week & feels like weve been here for ages already! Had a hectic weekend, starting with bbq/boozer with all volunteers, then we went over to Zimbabwe for the weekend. We went on a lion walk which was amazing - we were lying and cuddling 3 lion cubs (although they were already quite large!!) We then went on a horse riding sarafi which was ok but ended up with a v sore ass! Then on Sat nite we went for a traditional african dinner called a boma - they served us crocadile, ostrich, warthog & we even ate a worm - which was gross but we got a certificate! Then we saw Victoria Falls which were awsome - much bigger than we expected - got some ace photos (will ... read more