Author Archives: Zags in Zambezi

Wow! We have already been in Zambezi for one full week – a week that, as my fellow bloggers have so articulately described, has been packed with challenging and eye-opening new experiences, moments of speechlessness at the beauty that surrounds … Continue reading →

  Chingoloshi Mwane! (good evening) Hello to everyone back home! While you all anticipate the moments before these blogs are posted, I dreaded the time when it would be my turn. But here it is, and this has actually been … Continue reading →

Today we woke up and nervously chatted around the breakfast table, gulping down our oatmeal and potatoes. There was a tense undertone to our generally cheery morning rituals, as our team squeezed around the table, which was now filled with … Continue reading →

As our first Sunday comes to a close in this lovely Zambezi community, we all share our diverse experiences received through our homestays. For those of you not informed of what a homestay entails, it is simply a chance for … Continue reading →

Hello friends, family, and fellow Zags We are now fully settled into the Zambezi community. Our biological clocks are now somewhat set to Zambian time although many of us had trouble sleeping with the all night gospel singing coming from … Continue reading →

Hello from Zambezi! Thank you everyone who has posted to the blog already. Josh and Mateo read your posts to us this morning during breakfast and it was a very sweet way to begin our first full day in Zambia. … Continue reading →

After two solid days of traveling, I’m writing to let you know that we have all arrived safely in Zambezi.  Two 10 hour international flights, endless hours in airports and a 3 hour bush plane later, we were welcomed through … Continue reading →

  After our first ten-hour flight, with a multiplicity of personal movies at our fingertips, a microwaveable dinner, and beverages of our choosing, we land in London. As we creep slowly through security and a second baggage check, some being … Continue reading →

In the Gonzaga University Student Chapel, on the Monday of Spring Finals week, gathered students, faculty, staff and parents of the Zambia Study Abroad programs to participate in our “missioning” service.  We heard poems and verse from each program,  inspiring … Continue reading →

It’s been a little crazy lately. First world crazy. The kind of crazy that involves preparing for final exams, grading papers, packing for a journey, finishing a semester strong, spending time with friends and family.   In about ten days, … Continue reading →