Zambia
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Shema = A staple of the Zambian diet; cornmeal cooked to a mashed potato consistency Kapenta = Also a staple here; very small “bait size” (and bite size) fish that are washed, dried, and then pan-fried – sometimes with onions and tomatoes Kentemba = a small roadside stand; these are found on many street corners = selling… Read more
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Chrys opened a small internet café less than a month ago on one of the local college campuses, with hopes of filling a niche for students who – at a rapidly growing pace here – are going on line. She did a preliminary survey on this campus and discovered that about 30% of the students… Read more
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After a very full week at the Cube, I joined Chrys at a free rabies prevention clinic being administered in one of the “compounds” (like a township) in Lusaka by the Lusaka Animal Welfare Society (LAWS). The compound – Matera – is one of the poorer areas of the city, and this is exactly the… Read more
Living La Vida Loca 