With housemate Ity and I having had a few weeks to settle into our house, she raised the fine idea of throwing a get acquainted party for our neighbors. Thus, we invited everyone from the nine other homes located next to the Nyika Motel, and at 15:00 hours (military time is the standard here) on 14 November, we began serving juice, coffee, tea and chocolate, along with biscuits (aka cookies in the U.S.) and Zambian style “donuts” from our front porch. First, several of the numerous local kids came by (and were remarkably sedate and well behaved). Then, some of the adult neighbors began to drift over, and within a couple of hours, we had exhausted our supplies and met a number of folks. All in all, it was a nice way to become more a part of the community (and we now have 22 plastic cups).
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| Early stage of party for neighbors |
Thanksgiving Note
In case I'm not able to make another post for awhile, please let me take this opportunity to wish a happy Thanksgiving to all those back home in the U.S.!
Nice blog. I've subscried to your feed. Looking forward to more of your adventures in Zambia
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, thank you for sharing your experiences. Look forward to reading some of your blog entries soon:)
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