Yesterday we all met at JFK at 7:30 am for our 11:20 am flight. Everyone seemed excited and only a few were nervous, well, mostly me. After waiting around by the gate for a while, we finally boarded our first flight. The plane was huge and had people from various countries. The 12 hour ride to Dubai didn't seem as long as I thought it would be. With so many different movies, TV Shows and CDs to entertain myself with, the flight seemed to fly by (no pun intended)! There was also so much food that also took up a lot of time. Once we landed in Dubai, we had about 20 minutes to relax before we boarded our second flight to Lusaka. This plane was not as large but still was full of people. The second flight only lasted 7 hours and I slept through practically the whole flight. As we landed in Lusaka, we were greeted by Brother Banda, Brother Tidas and a few other men. We drove to a mall where we exchanged money and bought snacks. We then loaded back into the van and had a two hour drive to Mazabuka where we ate with the Christian Brothers at St. Edmund's School. We had Nshema, rice, chicken with veggies and kale while we talked about our upcoming schedule. After dinner, we drove down the road to Tukale Lodge where we will be spending the rest of our stay.
"Familiarity breeds contempt; distance breeds respect" (Nigerian Proverb).
-Jessica Scaparro, Class 2013
