Hey everyone, writing this from our very own house in Lusaka!! The lowdown is – weather hot and sunny, no malaria or sunstroke as of yet (score), house is nice but quite basic (had the first power cut this evening – the first of many I’m sure!), people are lovely and really friendly. We arrived stupidly early yesterday and have done so much over the past couple of days I think we’re really starting to get a feel for the country. We’d only just put our backpacks down before an impromptu football game with some local children on their way home from school took place outside our house so it was great to get stuck in straight away. Training begins tomorrow at the Sport in Action HQ and we’re all looking forward to seeing where we will be working.
Yesterday we went to visit one of the sites we will be working at which was a great insight into the type of things we will be doing – we saw a local teacher giving a lesson on child rights in between football matches which was truly inspirational. We’ve had a look around a few of the western arcades which are surprisingly modernised with western supermarkets, cafes and even a subway and the local cultural market to suss the souvenir situation. First impression of Lusaka is bizarre – it’s clearly a massive city with a population of millions yet it has a great community feel to each area. We’re in ‘Kablonga’. First impressions of the people is that they are so friendly and have great energy about them – a random Zambian who we met insisted on showing a few of us around the area, then his house and baby son (cuteness). Internet situation is a bit limited so will write a much more detailed blog at a later date to tell everyone about our training. We’re all very positive and excited about starting and so happy to be here!! Hope it’s not raining at home, ‘cos it sure ain’t here!!
Love to all,
Siena & PZ xx
