12 October 2008

Aimee Gray
When we spoke to Andy on Sunday he was starting to get bored with Lusaka. Initially we tried to call Ashlee, but she didn't pick up. Andy said that the first rain storm of the season had been through a few days earlier and Ashlee probably had not had any sun to charge the phone. Ashlee left for their home on Monday as she had a large presentation coming up and Andy had to stay in Lusaka for physical therapy and to get a temporary crown on his tooth. Their friend and nearest PC volunteer, Sarah, stayed with Ashlee a part of the week and had been with her through the storm, so that was a relief.
After Ashlee left Andy was moved to a host family. He said it was a beautiful home with all the amenities of home. He has been spending his days jumping on a mini bus and riding around to various parts of the city. One day he made friends with a local man who invited him over to watch rugby for a while. On another day he was nosing the Presidential Palace and pretended that he did not know where he was and buddied up with one of the guards who let him on to the grounds. He said it was loaded with different types of monkeys. So he got a first hand look of the palace grounds. He visited the National Museum which he said was quite interesting. He has also been visiting several hotels to scope out the best place for us to stay when we visit next spring. He said the most interesting and "mind blowing" places is the city market. It is packed with every type of vendor and people everywhere frantically trying to sell you their wares. I can' t wait to see it all.