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Highlights from a joy-filled day in Zambezi

Unlike Bella I’ve almost been dreading the day I write blog. Writing isn’t my favorite. But today turned out to be the perfect day for me. It’s a beautiful morning when I wake up right before breakfast here at the … Continue reading

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Learning to relish deeper conversations

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I woke up to my alarm, and immediately pressed “snooze,” hoping to relish a few more minutes of sleep.  But as I rested my eyes, I suddenly remembered: I’M ON BLOG TODAY!!! Hi, my name is Bella, and I’ve been waiting … Continue reading

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Going beyond the market

Saturday, June 3rd. Peeling away the safety of our trusty mosquito nets to journey to the convent’s jack-and-jill bathroom and the intensely cold showers. Breakfast, seemingly more and more extravagant every day, prepared by our pals and shared family-style around … Continue reading

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Full Hearts

Musana Mwane blog readers!   Yesterday was a hard day for many, so we woke up today with hope for more positivity in this beautiful Friday! Clare, Dee, Grace S., and I woke up early to go for a run. While … Continue reading

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Ups and Downs

Good morning from Hattie and the rest of the Gonzaga-in-Zambezi crew! Iapologize for the delay in this blog post—right when we went to post it atabout 11 o’clock last night, half of it deleted, and we decided to call it … Continue reading

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Hello! My name is Maddie and I’m very excited to write to you from Zambezi Hattie and Kylie rushed off to the secondary school to make it there before school started. The rest of us started off with a lovely … Continue reading

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The proof of love is in all of us.

Good afternoon to everyone following along! We have enjoyed your comments and appreciate you keeping up with our time in Zambia.  After receiving the warmest welcome yesterday, the group woke up feeling excited for our first full day in Zambezi.  … Continue reading

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Time has come

There is no photo anchoring this post. I’ve chosen to take a different sensory approach to my addition to this chorus of reflections on our time in Zambia. I’ve returned to Zambezi over half-a-dozen times, and I still remember that … Continue reading

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Taking the dive

The break of our dawn came just a little later today, the morning of the 28th of May. Compared to rising before the sun on safari, the group took a few more moments to convalesce today before catching a taxi, … Continue reading

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Our Pride

Good morning to our lovely friends at home as we prepare to hit the hay back in Livingstone, My inner zoo camper heart (Yes, that’s a thing. My parents let me go each summer and I even was a camp … Continue reading

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