Haha...this is the second time the power has gone off in Lusaka's largest shopping mall, Manda Hill..this is my third attempt at posting a blog. Argh! I'm revelling in, but still getting used to living life at a slower pace. I was just going to jump right into this blog thing by describing my trip and some of my adventures so far, but maybe I'll ease into it more slowly. Rather, I'd like to share something I wrote in my journal while driving through the city the other day...a glimpse of how Africa moves me...
January 14, 2008
I’ve been in Lusaka, Zambia for about a month now and I’m enjoying every moment. There’s this uniquely African characteristic that leaves me bewitched every time. It’s indescribable. It’s just something I feel. There’s this resilience and joyousness, despite disease and poverty; throughout hardships, drought and floods; beyond pain and suffering. There’s this hypnotizing energy that leaves me questioning; that leaves me wanting more…more songs, more laughter, more hard work, more sunshine, more rain, more love, more life, more living
.…a sense of fearlessness when there’s so much to fear (or rather, a sense that there's nothing to fear in the first place). The resolve to survive; it’s so strong here.
Images of Lusaka:
If you look carefully, the woman with the yellow basket is carrying mangoes...I'll tell you more about those later.
1 comment:
Hi Lindsey,
My name is Jamal and I happened to have briefly gone to the same school -Kabwe Secondary School - with one Michael Baines in Kabwe, Zambia. And also, if I am not mistaken, a sister called Bridget. But I must say I got to know Michael a little better than his sister. I am talking about way back in the early 90s and didn't stay at the school very long as my family moved back to the US. Cutting the long story short, could it be the same Baines family you related to?
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