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Before I actually start traveling I have a few things I have to finish, namely my Peace Corps Service. With only 21 days left I thought I’d drop 21 photos that I took over the course of my time here, just to show off a bit of what I experienced while I was around.
First time catching a 4am bus and I thought that pulling an all-nighter was the best strategy since it would be an 8 hour trip. I was so wrong…
This was the first time I got to meet my host mother and the counterpart who I’d be working with during my time as a Peace Corps volunteer. Until she got transferred to another school a month in. But hey, Peace Corps is all about adaptability.
My first time arriving at my village they hosted a welcoming party at the school. Kids danced, sang, and performed poems for the village and I showing me just a bit of the culture I would experience.
My language teacher. In Zambia there are over 70 different languages spoken although the official language is English. My teacher here helped me as I learned Silozi for 3 months during training.
The amazing place I got to work at as a teacher for the past two years.
After a short (time is relative) two hour walk and canoe ride from my village to the Zambezi river with my host brother and his friend, we met and talked to some of the fishermen while they were mending the nets they use to catch and sell fish in our village.
I got to meet a lot of people while I was here and I got to call a few of them true friends. Meet Sims one of those people.
Imagine it’s night time and you’re getting in your last bathroom break before heading to sleep. You walk out to your chim hear and “Chi Chi Chi” does the urge to go intensify for you or leave completely? Because Me?…
Grassroots Soccer Club is an initiative to engage and educate youth about the dangers of HIV and teenage pregnancy. Here we were doing an activity about the importance of a strong support system when faced with those challenges.
The King’s barge from the Kuomboka Ceremony of Western Province. This is an annual ceremony that celebrates the moving of the King from his palace in the plains to the upperlands during flood season.
On that cruiser was everything I had packed to prepare for living in the village. Kinda crazy it (mostly) all fit in one car right??
One of my students has been learning keyboard and I told him he needs to learn how to play without looking at his hands. He came up with a very innovative solution.
These boys are pretending to be Makishi dancers. Makishi are ancestral ghosts who assist boys on their ascent to manhood when they reach the age to be circumcised.
Our school sports team had scored the final goal that would send us to our interschool championship game and everyone wanted to celebrate. People really get swept up in the excitement.
Headed to a nearby village to watch a soccer game and had to follow some kids so I wouldn’t get lost.
One of the funniest kids in the village. A Superhero in the making as she watches out for danger that could be just around the corner (or over the fence).
A contemporary circus in Zambia where they weave amazing acrobatics, interpretive dance, and a deep, meaningful story into a breathtaking performance.
Madam Mwalimu (left) and Madam Muyombo (right) are two teachers who I came to work closely with during my service. They supported me, taught me, and helped me grow just as much as my students did while I was here.
March 8th is international Women’s day. Women in my village come together and celebrate by dancing, performing plays and discussing topics related to the village. What those are I couldn’t tell ya they kick me out after a while.
At the beginning of every school term we host an open day assembly for the village where they give praise and awards to students who have achieved well academically. Understandably, sometimes things get pretty emotional.
My host brother takes me out to his farm to show me where he grows a variety of vegetables that he sells and uses to help provide and feed the family.