Saturday, September 29, 2007

Getting Around Without Cars

Most people in Zambia cannot afford cars (myself included), so they get around on foot. With roads like this one, it is actually quicker on foot than by vehicle. It is so full of potholes that cars can only crawl along.
Mercy Banda (9 years) brought her sister, Elizabeth (2 years), to preschool every morning on her back in a chitenge. It was a 1 mile walk each way, but Mercy didn't seem to mind. After taking Elizabeth home, Mercy would then go on to her own school in the afternoon. And I used to complain to just wake up and walk to the living room for homeschool!?
Andrew Mungandi had 2 sons, Sam and Adrian, in the preschool. He would sling one over his back and he fixed some wires to the bicycle frame for the other boy. The boys always had a fun ride home.

1 comment:

BSBT said...

That's so cool Jen, the blog looks great!!!!!!1