Seeing the Norm
Today we were giving the bicycles we built yesterday in a rural village school. We were wore the traditional dress of chitangas, they had printed […]
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If I Were in Their Shoes
Yesterday June 29th, we went to a village in the Chongwe District, 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) east of Lusaka. The group assembled 16 of the […]
World Bicycle Relief
Yesterday our group spent most of our day at offices of World Bicycle Relief (WBR), where we learned about the organization and Zambian history from the […]
Arrival of Group 2
The Red Sea was too far to the east to see, but we saw the enormous dunes of the Sahara, and more dunes, sand, sand, sand, […]
Community water projects, and a welcome BBQ
Yesterday was my first night in Zambia and I slept like a baby! The weather here is beautiful; it’s cool in the mornings and warm in […]
Readjusting and Taking it All In
It has been very difficult for many students on the trip to say goodbye to Isla Pucu. There were many friends made and great experiences […]
A Difficult Farewell
If you had spoken with me prior to this trip, I probably would have told you that I was excited about loads of things. I […]
A Teacher’s Perspective
Our first four days in Isla Pucu, Paraguay have given me new insights into Paraguay. I first came here in 1997 as a Peace Corps […]
A Day in the Comedor
Each day so far has been filled with new experiences and unforgettable memories. Today we went to a “comedor,” a soup kitchen that feeds children that […]
Two Wheels Saving Thousands of Lives!
World Bicycle Relief (http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/) assembles custom-designed bicycles for African road conditions in Zambia and provides them to aid workers, teachers, and students. Their parts are made […]