At the market:
Smell of fish in the enclosed building
Rising persistent
Hope, a little baby girl with huge, black, unblinking eyes
Flies
A kitten crying on a roof
Women carrying babies and children tied to their backs
A woman carrying five live chickens in a blue plastic bag, their heads poking out
Two girls the age of my daughter following closing behind as I walked
Thousands of people, no space
Bananas
Tomatoes
Obama shirts and bags
Soccer t-shirts
Searching for fabric
Wooden spoons
Urine troughs
A red sunset like none you have seen
The "God Knows Shop"
The "Abba Father Restaurant"
Words of welcome: "Welcome to Zambia!"
God in the eyes
Dust
Bare feet
Kasava
Cartons of milk-like substance
Salt
Canopies overhead
Cars in all and any direction
Voices
Hey Kellye I am so excited that you are getting to experience AFRICA in this amazing way and I am really enjoying reading ur posts - very balanced.. glad u r getting to enjoy some reminders of home ... the choc chip cookies are great ...
ReplyDeleteu mentioning ur experience at Deja Vu just proves the fact that we are living in a global connected village ... for goodness sake u r in "darkest" Africa and u r connected to the world and experiencing a fusion of cultures all wrapped in one ... I really believe that God is in our Diversity ... UNITY IN DIVERSITY its my mantra or for my friends in the west maxim and also another one- different does not equal wrong ...
Kellye savour every moment and i look forward to hearing about your time in Lusaka ... dont forget to look out for Nandos (that's the place we had dinner on your 1st evening in Africa)
regards
edgar - "asian (indian)-african"