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This blog will be an account my life working in a Refugee camp in Northern Zambia called Mwange. For the next year, I will be working for Right to Play, a sport and development organization based out of Toronto. What follows will be a life altering experience. Stay tuned....
Thursday, March 31, 2005
March 24th
More meetings in the camp… I’ve met most of our coaches (people we’ve trained in the Right to Play curriculum) and I'm starting to learn names… Most people have a Swahili and a Christian name, the Swahili name being a lot harder for me to remember. And people have real trouble learning the name Drew.
My French is ok now, though most young kids will only speak Swahili, so it’s very hard to communicate with them.
It is a little tough being the only person around with white skin. People are constantly staring at you and it’s impossible to go around without people noticing you. One of the most interesting times is going to the market… impossible to just fade into the crowd. People want to shake your hand and say hello… I miss the huge North American malls where I could just blend in…
