Outreaching...like crazy

So it has been a crazy past three and a half days. After making the last post, I found out the kids from the LHI orphanage were coming to the hotel to open their gifts from their sponsors. I was so very excited to see the boy I fell in love with last year, Chisenga. He grew so much but seems to be doing so well. He still totally has a piece of my heart.

Anyway, about the villages. The first village we visited was an interesting experience. On a good note, the medical team saw 765 people in the two days we were there! The village itself was very different than anything I encountered last year. The kids at this village were very needy, touchy, and expected a lot, specifically to give them stuff. Sometimes it got kind of crazy. They literally carried one of our teams members and chanted while carrying him...so yeah, different. It was definitely eye-opening but still a good experience.

As for the second village, which was today, it was AMAZING!!! I played with the kids almost the ENTIRE time. The turn out wasn't great on the medical end due to a miscommunication, but the many kids that were there were so pleasant. I taught jump rope, played soccer, and learned how to play net-ball...which just might be my new favorite game, haha. I also am extremely burnt from the sun...literally my neck is as red as a tomato. I swear to you that I put on sunscreen but I guess that's what I get for 4+ hours of standing in the African sun and being extremely white. My body feels as if it is radiating heat...I guess it works with keeping me warm during the chillier evenings. :-P

As for other things, the weather has been chilly: low 70s/high 60s with a lot of wind. Today was an exception with little wind and warming up to somewhere between 75 and 80. I have been trying to take pictures, although sometimes it's hard when you're having too much fun being one of the kids.

I can't wait to see how the next few days will turn out. On a plus, I will be observing in the school in Ndola on Monday. I am so looking forward to comparing the school in Zambia to schools in America. I am sure it will be an enlightening experience.