I'm writing this about a week out of context but I feel that enough of this space has been dedicated to my introspection so far and I should tell you all what I have learned about the place I actually am based on that most dubious source; an eyewitness's account of a culture I am … Continue reading First Impressions
Month: May 2017
The Ill Effect of Lack of Sleep
39 hours with no sleep took its toll on my body. It was is unavoidable, but a very inconvenient fact that despite my best efforts, I find sleep while on an aircraft utterly impossible. The good reason for this is that every little movement of the constantly moving aircraft is interesting to me. Not because … Continue reading The Ill Effect of Lack of Sleep
Fear and Hope
The first few days were filled with frankly, an overwhelming amount of activity. In my attempts to keep up with logistics and basic housekeeping I missed people's names and important aspects of life here. Joel and Julianne Percy are school's director and head of education respectively and they held a dinner at their home the second … Continue reading Fear and Hope
Travel and Introductions
I have finally arrived in at MICS (Macha Innovative Christian School) in Macha, Zambia after only 39 hours of travel... (more inside)
Paul In Zambia
Over the next 3 months I will be traveling and working in Macha, Zambia as an intern at Macha Innovative Christian School (MICS) and I will be posting some of the edited contents of my journal here along with pictures and audio of the trip. I hope some of you will enjoy the content and … Continue reading Paul In Zambia