I hope everyone’s well and that Wimbledon is gracing lots of television screens (hoping that there hasn’t been too much rain yet!?) Everything is going really well over here in sunny Zambia, and Britain definitely feels like a million miles away; the Zambian culture is really sinking in! Last Friday saw the intrepid PZ group (along with new additions Ailsa and ‘VIP’ Mel Marshall) venture out of the securities of Lusaka into the second rural placement Chungwe. After an arduous off roading expedition (the site is situated half an hour drive off the main road along a very rough and tumble road!) we arrived at Chungwe school. Whilst the sporting team got to grips with Chungwe’s Sports Day and the Zambian High Jump, the counselling four gave a workshop to the Sport in Action Peer Leaders based in the Village. Definitely more challenging than Litete due to difficult language barriers, we focused on listening skills that would help the peer leaders in one to one situations with children. With the help of Lusaka based peer leaders, the language difficulties were overcome and it was definitely a hard, but rewarding day. However, Saturday was no day of rest for the PZ group, Tom had his weekly football match with the team he coaches (they won one lost one) and the counsellors held an intense workshop to the site coordinators and peer leaders based in Lusaka, which was really beneficial in highlighting the issues and difficulties peer leaders on site are dealing with on a daily basis. After a tiring day, the PZ group had a quiet Saturday evening, and a relaxing Sunday morning before watching Kyle’s football team (Wembley Delta t FC ) secure two successful victories in the afternoon. Another relaxing evening meant that everyone was well prepared for their busy Monday mornings. Katie and I spend our Monday morning at Chainama Special School leading a PE session, then on to Tionge Community School for a Grade 6 PE Lesson, where our focus was on HIV/Aids knowledge, which we incorporated into the lesson via a relay competition. Safe to say, we’re working hard, (in bed by 9 most nights no joke!) having fun and missing you all.
Love Lynds and PZ xx
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Hi guys! This is just an opportunity for you at home to keep updated on how things are going at our end of PZ. We will be updating as often as we can, with photos, videos and no doubt some strange stories of experiences we couldn't have imagined. Take Care PZ Team xxx
