Wednesday 9/17/08
Much better day. We went to see our house in Chingola. I see why Mike’s drive is still nerve racking. Narrow two lane hwy a lot like driving in Mexico except you’re on the opposite side of the rode. I noticed today that we don’t even listen to radio or a CD because it would be just too much input while trying concentrate on the road. The house is nice. Brick painted white with black trim. All the floors are linoleum, white with black splashes. So glad not to have carpet. Three bedrooms, all of which are quite small. Only one WC or toilet to you Americans is in one room and that’s the only thing in there. Not even a sink which I think is kind of sickening. Then there is a bathroom, literally, with a tub with a shower in it and a sink and medicine cabinet, etc. The walls are all painted white. It’s an old house, not much to look at, but we are very grateful to have it. Plenty of room for visitors although I wouldn’t wish that trip on anybody! Met two new friends today, they came to the house to meet us there and take a look and see how they can help us. They are so nice. Cindy, Suzanne & Sadna came. We went and changed $600 into 1,000,600 Kwatcha. This is so hard to learn. Guess we have to give it some time. We had to rush to get back to Kitwe before dark because you don’t want to be driving on these highways at night. We take our meals in the dinning hall whenever we are home in our duplex. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The food is mostly very good. They seem to serve T-bone steak a lot. They also make this cabbage thing with carrots and onions which is so good. Peter is the head waiter and so nice. Elizabeth is the boss of everybody. Mission is usually the morning guy in the dinning hall and is cute as a button. Sometimes it is Elliot in the morning. You should see the Jacaranda trees all over and blooming in a sea of lavender. So many beautiful flowers and everything grows so easy here. It is the dry season now and October is the hottest month. Then November starts the rainy season.