The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Pools in the barrio streets Today was the first work in Santa Ana, The strangest part about the barrios (Santa Ana, San Blas, Santa Rose, […]
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Malambo School
Yesterday (June 30), LearnServe Zambia ‘09 left Lusaka to travel 3 hours south to Monze where the teachers and students will be staying on a […]
What Is Important To You?
What is art? It is looking at the world in a different way. As a “member” of the art group here in Santa Ana I […]
Two Great Welcomes & Two Very Different Experiences
Sam makes a lesson plan I bent down to kiss the cheeks of the short, fragile grandmother, then the mother, then their seven year old […]
Comité de Salud
Here in Santa Ana, I’m working on the Comité de Salud, or in English, Health Committee. Our job is to… well, we have a lot […]
Chikumbuso, Nshima, and Gimp
Ten days ago I found myself in a complete daze as I stood in front of an Ethiopian airline counter, attempting to rearrange objects in […]
A privileged education
Jaleel and Yecenia break ground Could you imagine starting your day’s work before the sunrise and finishing after sunset? Many people in Zambia live like […]
To market, to market
An artist from the town of Kitwe After the chaos of the morning’s money exchange, we excitedly set off to the traditional Zambian market with […]
Dodge Ball and The Great Debaters
Lauren with her class at Chikumbuso Today we went back to Chikumbuso and it was even better than the first day. I was not as […]
A Dose of Reality
Walking the perimeter of the slum Today we went to Santa Ana, and it was the place I visited that has most resembled a third […]