Author Archives: Zags in Zambezi

Hi, all! We promised some alternative programming, so here’s a go at it. These Zags have experienced a variety of sensory moments during their time here. Sometimes we have unexpected visitors: But the most consistent is the music from our … Continue reading →

It’s time for Jeff and James to write the blog, so buckle up as we dish the dirt on ZamFam ’25. But first, a poem: _______________________ Your children are not your children.
     They are the sons and daughters of Life’s … Continue reading →

I prepared for this trip by downloading five movies prior to this trip, but only two stayed, one of those being the Secret Life of Walter Mitty. If you haven’t seen the film, I could probably recite it for you … Continue reading →

From a young age, I have always craved a sense of control. Hiding in my comfort zone was the easiest way to do this, as it was familiar and reliable. While I have grown increasingly aware of how this pattern limits … Continue reading →

I have been fortunate to spend my mornings shadowing and learning from the doctors and nurses at the Zambezi District Hospital. The first day I spent in the hospital, I was overcome with emotions: feeling like an imposter, waves of … Continue reading →

Over the past year, I have been grappling with what it means to be human. Often, the difference between my own privilege and the struggles faced by a large portion of the world have fueled confusion and uncertainty about what … Continue reading →

I sat parallel to Kamy on a blanket spread across the ground in an unfamiliar home surrounded by walls of pink and purple. Together, we patiently cut the long red and black braids from Eunice’s hair and unbraided the remainder, … Continue reading →

As I have anxiously awaited my turn to write the blog and tried to predict the rotation so I can know when to prepare for it (lol), three words have found their home in my mind. Vulnerability. Welcomeness. Honor. Vulnerability. … Continue reading →

Humanity, a phrase which here means what one sees when they consider and treat another as a full and complete person. The Enemy of the Good, a phrase ascribed to perfection (in a quote I can’t remember the author of). … Continue reading →

Over the past five days in Zambezi, I have been shown nothing but compassion, grace, and love from both the Zambezi community and my peers on this perspective-changing and challenge-seeking journey. Each new place we have encountered, I have been … Continue reading →