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Barotseland-Kalabo 2012
Jul 31, 2021
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Zambia Africa 2012′Originally Posted on September 10, 2012 Reposted July 2021 June 28/12 It is almost 2 months until I travel to Africa again but I woke up at 5:30 am this morning feeling as excited as if I was leaving tomorrow. I am going back to Zambia to see Njamba and his family f
Read MoreI don’t want to go but I have to
Jul 14, 2021
Originally Posted on September 21, 2011 Reposed July 2021 See video below: We arrived back at the guest house after our Safari at Liuwa Plains NP and I returned the pots we had borrowed to carry our lunch. Njamba, Ngebe & Mamma retrieved their, now three suitcases out of their cha
Read MoreLiuwa Plain National Park
Jun 29, 2021
Originally Posted on September 20, 2011 Reposted and updated in June 2021 It was now August 23, the last day of my visit with Njamba, his twin sister and Mum. I was up when it was still dark but the sun came up shortly thereafter around 6:00hrs. I had a shower, got dressed and sat on
Read MoreThe Guest house
May 31, 2021
Originally Posted on September 20, 2011 Reposted in May 2021 After meeting in their village, Mamma, Njamba, Ngebe, Jami, David , Max & I climbed back into the vehicle with the rice, bananas on the floor and the suitcases on top. The live chicken’s legs were tied and it was placed
Read MoreGum Balls
May 12, 2021
Gum Balls Originally posted September 19, 2011 Revised and re Posted May 2021 From what I remember, Njamba left to put the mattress in their hut and then I remembered the gum balls I had carried all those miles from Toronto Canada to Kalabo, Zambia, Africa. Luckily I wore my layered d
Read MoreTheir Little Faces
Apr 30, 2021
Their little facesOriginally Posted on September 16, 2011 Reposted April 2021 I was finally here, meeting the child I had sponsored for six years from the age of 10 and he was now 16 years old. After meeting Njamba and his family at their village, I had a moment, took a deep breath an
Read MoreLuoke West
Apr 09, 2021
Originally Posted on September 15, 2011 Updated and reposted April 2021 All of a sudden, I saw out of the World Vision vehicle window, a sign painted on the side of a what I remember to be yellow building. The Luoke Health Centre. My heart skipped as I new we were in Njamba’s vi
Read MoreRoad from Mongu to Kalabo
Originally Posted on September 12, 2011 | 5 Comments Reposted and updated March 2021 We set off at 6:00hours, from Mongu, the next day to cross the 57 k sand road from Mongu to Kalabo across the Barotse Plain. It was the dry season so the water levels were relatively low. Th
Read MoreLeaving for The Real Africa
With World Vision Originally Posted on September 12, 2011 | Leave a comment Reposted and updated March 2021 Jami & I also stayed at Chaminuka Nature and Wildlife Reserve to get a taste of Africa before we traveled to Western Province-The Real Africa and the Lozi people w
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