Day 44- A much needed update!

So it has been 10 days, they have been fun and long and passed too fast! The bad news is I have tonsilitis and the past 2 days I have not really been doing that much besides working on a few projects and trying to get some rest as I can barely swallow water or talk!

The children in the schools are now like my own family, our greetings have moved from the Zambian handshake and the formal meetings, to jumping and hugging and starting to giggle. The container from Operation Sunshine has not arrived, therefore, I am still waiting to see the whole process in practice. I am still waiting on a meeting with Rotary PP to settle all the projects I have had as I will be leaving my beloved Zed in exactly 2 weeks.

I have mixed feelings, I feel like home here and I would really love to stay more but I am also aware of all the people waiting back for me in Europe and my new job in Belgium in September. I am a bit tired and ill but this will not stop me from having the best 2 weeks so far. The weather is getting colder as the full winter winds and cold settle in but the days are still as warm as before. I also have less time to write in the blog as I am getting into my life here and I am so busy that I can barely manage to write weekly as it has been obvious.

My phone also died on me, which makes everything more difficult and the internet here is a bit of a problem, as I mentioned before, not mentioning that I am a trusted reviewer for some of Ashoka's project and my deadline is on Thurs but I am not sure how I will manage to submit them in on time as the website does not load for me.

I will hopefully blog a bit more before I depart but at the same time I want to say all my goodbyes and try to not think of it as goodbye but more as see you soon!
Location: Lusaka, Zambia

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