I can’t say I slept really well, I slept well while I was asleep, but I only slept until midnight and then I was wide awake for a while…I think I fell back asleep for a few hours and then was up again around 4a.m. The internet is working just enough for me to get on facebook and tool around a little, but not to do much more than that. I got out of bed at 7:30, after praying and reading my bible, and got ready to go for a run. Running down the streets of Lusaka is quite interesting… I didn’t see any other white people anywhere..the sides of the roads are full of locals as they walk everywhere. Lot’s of staring and finger pointing as I run down the side of the roads. I’m not sure how far I ran but I don’t think it was the full 3 miles I normally do. I got back, took a shower and loaded up the truck with gear. We went out to our first location of the day and shot 4 interviews, we were in the shade but it was pretty hot to be outside for so long. There are tons of fruit trees here, it’s pretty awesome, I’ve seen banana, mango, and lime. There are also tons of flies everywhere…I guess it’s the trade-off. At about 2pm we headed to lunch. The place was called Steers and they served burgers and chicken…I got a burger. I left the group for a few minutes and when I got back they told me that a huge rat had run out from the restaurant and right under our table. I’m pretty sure I ate a rat burger because it was probably the worst burger I’ve ever had. After we ate, we went to a mission school where one of our main stories is located, a boy named Collin who used to live and sleep in a garbage dump/ graveyard. We talked to him for a while and he took 3 of the team members to the grave site where he used to live, while Jessie and I went back to the Mission house. I didn’t have a key to get to the rooms so I had to hang out in the lobby and wait for them to get back. I put in a vhs tape of “the princess bride” started watching it and fell asleep on the couch. I woke up to everyone standing over me looking at me. It was weird to wonder how long they had been standing there watching me sleep until someone decided to wake me up. We decided to order a pizza, so we waited on that for about 30 minutes. We ate and then I got ready for bed. I’m really tired…should sleep well tonight. Goto the photo album to view photos from the trip.
Tags: Africa, Italy, Lusaka, Rome, Sincera, Zambia, Zimbabwe