Drew's African Odyssey - Mwange Refugee Camp, Zambia

A day in the boma (the town) today. I spent the day running around preparing for our birthday party that we are having on Sunday. I had to see a man about an amplifier, because we’re gonna need some music and our laptop just won’t cut it. I also made a big banner announcing our birthday, from cloth, spraypaint and markers.

One of my friends from Kasama also came into town today, so Sophie prepared a big meal for us. I also got materials for putting up a new basketball net in our front yard, as the first one I put up didn’t last very long. I found a new carpenter that just lives down the street from us who does a great job of making backboards and I found some huge bolts to secure the rim. The kids that play out there were very happy and we immediately started a full court game. It’s fun to show them some basketball moves and give them some tips on how to improve their skills.

Today we also received news from head office as we had just put in a proposal to have a big chunk of cash sent over for repairs to our vehicle. Seems we need to bring the vehicle in to 3 different shops and have 3 different quotes made for the work that needs to be done. As we have to do all of this in Lusaka, we could be there for a few weeks. We’ll be leaving on Tuesday, the 8th of June and returning sometime around the 20th. Ill have access to phone and email from there so I'll be getting in touch with a lot of you! Can’t WAIT!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Drew Gardiner / 9:12 AM