Still in Zambia

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just wanted to let everyone know that i'm still alive in livingstone, i know i haven't written in ages... it's now the rainy season, which means lots of bottomless puddles to avoid and loads of delicious mangoes - i usually pick one each morning for my breakfast, i'm getting quite adept at peeling with my teeth.

so i don't have time to write loads, i'm meeting a friend in town soon...but a few highlights...

my birthday - bbq at a friends place with my roommates and friends (nshima and chicken), lots of dancing, good music, buckets of water being poured on me

gorge swing - freefall for 50 meters, or 3.5 seconds, then huge swings until being lowered down. intensely scary, so much so that i went to the bathroom about 5 times before actually voluntarily stepping off the ledge. one of those things that just don't seem natural to do, seriously, who pays money (so i did get a really good deal) to almost have a heart attack?

learning how to cook nshima - yes that's right, a muzungu knows how to cook nshima, not too hard in theory, it's just water and mealie-meal, but everyone is surprised that i can do it - and that's what 7 years of higher education gets you...

livingstone island - boat ride out to island, then swim to the edge of the falls. shimmy out on my belly to hang over the edge of vic falls (no worries, someone was holding me feet) amazing views....beautiful rainbows....

seeing wild zebra, waterbuck, giraffe, elephant, hippo, crocodile

so i promise to write another blog in the next week or so, i've moved out of mambo way and am living with some friends in another place, still working a few times a week at the clinic and trying to get some individual tutoring set up, so i'm keeping myself busy - cooking for myself, doing laundry etc.

hope everyone had a sweet thanksgiving, i definitely missed family and all of the food 😊 and christmas doesn't seem like it's next week - pretty hot here, the big plans are to buy a goat for a bbq with some friends.

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Comments

[Dad]

Happy to see a Blog again
Great to see a blog in my inmail this morning. Happy to see that you are able to help at the clinic yet and hope that you get some great students for tutoring. Looking forward to eating some of your nshimi. We will try to get a package off today, will probably not get there by Christmas but hopefully soon after. Will take something when I come. Several people who were following your blogs have been asking how you are doing so they l will be happy to see one again. Love Dad

[John Axume]

I was wondering what had happened to you. Christian is paying so cal a visit this week from Ithica and we'll each drink a pint in your honor. Cheers and stay safe!!