It had been more than two months since my last posting on blog....Hope this time I will have it all up to date......wish me luck.....
August 7, 2010 I found my right eye was blood filled and Peace Corps flow me down to Pretoria, South Africa for eye specialists to take care of it. The World Succor Game was held in an Auditorium in between the Gust House I stayed and the Peace Corps office, too bad that I was there one week too late for the big event.
10 days I was in Pretoria and weather was way cooler than it was in Chongwe, Zambia. One day it was -1C and all I had was one fleet jacket with me....cold... The guest house hosted the PCV - Peace Corps Volunteer from all over Africa so while I was missing out of my language and technical fish pond skills I had a chance to talk with other PCV on their work and life in Africa in general. One day three of PCV to be going back to their posts so Julie from Tanzania put up a party at her room......it was fun to learn how to play in any conditions.....
August 16 I was released back to Lusaka, Zambia and had PC doctor to double check on my eye before I was allowed to go back to my village - Chongwe.
Well, all......the blog is still not loading any pictures so I've better tell you what I have been for these long time.....
Two weeks hard work to catch up with Language and Skills we went for our second site and my post home to be visit in Luapula. The site was at Kawambwa which is 80+/- Km north from Mansa. Before we get to it, we stopped at one water full call "Ntumbachusi" it was huge and with many layers up with a little hike about 20 minutes none stop and we had decided we will camp one night on our way out before we all go for our own post homes. Too bad that I can't post pictures yet.....I will, when I could......
In Kawambwa we had language lessons in the morning, back to Ryan and Ashley's post home cook lunch than go visit their farmers on Gardening, Fishing and Poultry Farmings......pix later.
9/3 we camped at the water full and 9/4 each of us went to our post home to stay 4 nights by our own with villagers all around watching.....held village meeting at the front of my house and went around close by villages to visit headmen and government officials......
That is it for today, my friends......Hope tomorrow I will find another source of connection to be able to post pix and more blog to come.....You all have a wonderful Thanksgiving....Just in case I do not have better luck to post more of anything......till next time....my best regards to you and your loved ones.....Cheng 11/20/2010
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