Updates

So i have been in Africa for just under 3 months. I can't beleive how fast time is going by. I am really enjoying my time here, i am meeting new friends both Zambian and American. I have plans to go to Livingstone (where Victoria Falls is located- one of the seven wonders of the world, and white water rafting) in November with a friend of mine, that should be fun.

Lesson Learned
- Through my time here i have discovered that Zambian do not value time, they value relationships, so sometimes meetings would go on for such a long time, where in Canada the meeting would of been done in like 3o minutes. In a way this is a blessing because if forces me to focus on the people rather than the work. This has proven to be helpful when i am trying to get information from the patients so that i am able to collect data. They open up to me once we have a conversation about thier family and thier personal lives.

I have only learned 3 greeting phrases in Bemba and i sound absolutely ridiculous saying them out loud, but it is neccessary becauseit is good manners to greet and shake hands with everyone you meet (thank God for hand sanitizer) I feel as though when i come home i will be shaking everybody's hand that i meet...he he he!!!

I know the town very well now and it is becoming like a little home for me, but don't get wrong i miss my home a great deal and the countdown is going to when i will arrive back into Canada...even though it will be bloody cold when i arrive in December.

Please continue to pray for me as i go through the adventure of a lifetime.

Ryan=)