Meheba – Living Situation

My fellow 4 Project Managers in Meheba were amazing. I feel so lucky that I was able to go there and spend time with such a smart, fun, interesting group of people. I learned a ton from them and will be forever grateful for all of their help with the projects we worked on. We could not have accomplished nearly as much if they weren’t there to lend a hand or advice. But, what I’ll remember most are the times when we weren’t working. We would save power during the day, so that we could watch an episode of The Wire (yeah, Baltimore!) each night. We cooked together all the time, had bonfires, spent nights in the middle of a field looking at the stars, and talked about the States.

The living situation was also great because phone access was only a short bike ride away. I also had my own room and my own space, which was a really nice change after sharing a room in Mwange. I got back into running on the most gorgeous perfect dirt road I’ve ever run on. I would run to the river that passed under the road as often as I could each week. We also had 4 cats, including 2 very new kittens, that were the most domesticated cats in all of Africa, I bet! The 2 kittens were very entertaining. The place was also full of magazines and movies sent by the parents of the other Project Managers. I feel like I know more about what’s current in US Weekly now that I’ve been away for a year than I ever did before I left!

After two months, it was time to head back to Mwange and take care of business in my last month or so in Zambia. Yes, I’m already nearing the end. Only one and a half months left.