Offical PCV!
Hello Folks,
It has been a while since I last gave you an update. Sorry. I am now an official Peace Corps Volunteer! We had our swear in last Monday and I am now in Solwezi preparing to go to site. I will be moving to Shukwe on Monday August 21. Shukwe is in the Mufumbwe District and lies about 225 K outside of Solwezi. I was able to meet a few of the other volunteers that work in Mufumbwe and they seem like a really great group. I am really looking forward to moving to site and getting to know all my counterparts and neighbors in the village.
I can't believe I have been in Zambia now for over two months. Time has been flying by here so fast. I have learned a lot and I am becoming fairly proficient in Kikaonde. I was even chosen to represent my language class at swear in by giving a speech in Kikaonde. Communicating will be interesting once I get to site. It will be nice to be around a lot of people that speak Kikaonde but there are a lot of people in my catchment that speak other languages like Lunda, Lozi and Chokwe. Bemba is even becoming more prevalent due to the influx of mining business in the province.
One of the projects I will be involved in as LIFE volunteer is seed multiplication here in Zambia. We were given a whole bunch of seeds and it will be great working with the local farmers and on my own to grow some of these plants. I am hoping to keep a pretty good garden while at site. This will allow me to grow most of what I eat and it should be a lot of fun, and I will probably never have as much time to work on a garden as I will while I'm here in Zambia.
I hope that everyone is doing just swell back in the states and I really love hearing from you folks. So keep the letters and the e-mails a com'en. I will let you know soon of my new mailing address here in Solwezi.
Peace, Love and Happy Trails!
Topher
It has been a while since I last gave you an update. Sorry. I am now an official Peace Corps Volunteer! We had our swear in last Monday and I am now in Solwezi preparing to go to site. I will be moving to Shukwe on Monday August 21. Shukwe is in the Mufumbwe District and lies about 225 K outside of Solwezi. I was able to meet a few of the other volunteers that work in Mufumbwe and they seem like a really great group. I am really looking forward to moving to site and getting to know all my counterparts and neighbors in the village.
I can't believe I have been in Zambia now for over two months. Time has been flying by here so fast. I have learned a lot and I am becoming fairly proficient in Kikaonde. I was even chosen to represent my language class at swear in by giving a speech in Kikaonde. Communicating will be interesting once I get to site. It will be nice to be around a lot of people that speak Kikaonde but there are a lot of people in my catchment that speak other languages like Lunda, Lozi and Chokwe. Bemba is even becoming more prevalent due to the influx of mining business in the province.
One of the projects I will be involved in as LIFE volunteer is seed multiplication here in Zambia. We were given a whole bunch of seeds and it will be great working with the local farmers and on my own to grow some of these plants. I am hoping to keep a pretty good garden while at site. This will allow me to grow most of what I eat and it should be a lot of fun, and I will probably never have as much time to work on a garden as I will while I'm here in Zambia.
I hope that everyone is doing just swell back in the states and I really love hearing from you folks. So keep the letters and the e-mails a com'en. I will let you know soon of my new mailing address here in Solwezi.
Peace, Love and Happy Trails!
Topher
posted by Topher at 5:50 AM
2 Comments:
Hey, Chris.
It's great to hear how well everything is working out for you. I'm sure you'll be a great resource for you new "family".
All is well here in FL, although we continue to miss everyone in Winston-Salem immensely - even after FIVE YEARS. Time is passing a bit too quickly for us.
We heard Lora's great news - you're going to be an Uncle. Hmmmm. Somehow I think this kid will greatly benefit from your perspective. Of course, I'm sure Lora will not be bashful about having her own influence!
Good luck as you move to your final assignment. We look forward to hearing more from you.
Best regards,
Bob & Janice
Chris,
Glad to see everything is going well. The RRO group is chugging along, although not as intense as last year. The group seems split on running the OBX Marathon and Philadelphia. They are in mid-November, OBX is the 12th and Philly is the 19th. Paul, as usual will be doing his own thing and running New York. Weekly mileage is in the sixties for now, as I am still nursing that lovely knee injury. I will start writing you when you get your address finalized.
Sam
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