Well I made it safe and sound to Zambia after a very long flight. Traveling wasn't as bad as I thought and my luggage even made it fully intact which is almost a miracle. The first two days were spent learning a lot about the Peace Corps, getting shots, and starting malaria medicine. However, I still have no idea what language I will be speaking and what I will actually do.
I just got back from my first site visit which is a chance for us to check out what a current volunteer is doing. It basically allows us to be begin to understand where we will be living and if we are up for it. My experience was amazing. We had a blast cooking on the bassier and even killed a chicken yesterday, well I didn't actually kill the chicken. We also visited a school and rural health center to better understand where we will be working. There will be a lot of challenges to village life but since I am well on my way to mastering the pit latrine I think that I will be ok.
It is the cold season and in the 5 minutes allotted to pack for site visit I was not prepared for how cold it was in Central Providence. Luckily my sleeping bag goes down to 20 degrees so I was far warmer then my companions. However, we all reached the conclusion that there will be little bathing during the cold season. Good thing they wear head wraps...
Life at Peace Corps Zambia is a little disorganized but all the other volunteers rock and have been more then happy to share valuable information. My other trainees are also pretty cool and I have enjoyed getting to know them.
All for now, I will try to post soon!
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I'm glad you didn't kill the chicken, but it's still sad that the chicken was killed (even if it was for food, which is typically the purpose of chickens). I saw the STOWGROW chickens and they were cute and made cute noises. That is why I am happy I don't eat them anymore.
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