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Caption: Thatched Roof City Part 1: A Tale of Travel in Zambia
Caption: "Lasa phaso" A Zambian Proverb meaning:
"Remember home".
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Caption: In 2010, at the age of 23, I left North America for the first time.
Caption: For over 2 years I worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer within a rural Zambian village.
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Caption: Life was different.
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Caption: I lived in a remote community, lacking running water and electricity.
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Caption: Cooking over fires...
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Caption: ...and getting water from boreholes.
Caption: Despite these circumstances, the people were some of the happiest and kindest I've ever known.
The experience truly influenced my life, inspiring my values and the way I see different cultures.
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Caption: Often, I say my degrees came from universities.
My education came from Zambia.
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Caption: During those two years, I made fantastic friends...
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Caption: ...and had some wild experiences.
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Caption: We had a saying in Zambia:
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Caption: The days are long, but the years are short.
Caption: And before I knew it, those two years came and passed.
Caption: On my last day in the village, before getting in the vehicle that would take me away, I promised my host family:
Caption: "Ndizabwera tsukuba lina".
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"I will be back one day".
Caption: To be continued...
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Caption: Photo/Video Credits:
@chuck_cascio
@WilberIsBananas
Music:
"Teardrops" - Terry Devine King / Nikolaj Bjerre / Ben Blakeman
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