Last week in Zambia

Wow, time has come and I’m packing my bags and am saying goodbye to everyone. It’s crazy and seems surreal. And I have to admit, it’s with mixed feelings that I’m leaving Livingstone…however, I’m also really looking forward to seeing everybody at home :)

Right, let me tell you about my second last week in Zambia. As I mentioned in my last post, we were having another tournament. Unfortunately, my body had chosen to get sick (I seriously thought that I had got malaria. Luckily it turned out to be just a really bad influenza…), so I was depended on help from others to accomplish the tournament. Doreen had to attend a workshop all day and all my other colleagues were busy. Luckily, some coaches from England were doing some workshops at the sports field we were going to use. Since some of their participants didn’t show up, they were more than happy to help me with the women! Thanks a lot again!!! 

Together we managed to deliver a good tournament and have a nice day :)

Just look

Warm up

Little Ruth didn't want her mum to play

Me distributing the jerseys

Some of the girls and me with the jerseys

A big "thank you" to the charity organization

Happy Africa :)

Sandra

Stella and Angela celebrating the goal

Celebrations time :)

After the tournament it was time for me to finish my exam paper. Thursday evening I handed it in and was ready to embrace Lina and Johanne Friday morning :) Together we went to the Zambezi Sun Hotel for enjoying the sun and afterwards we went for a sunset drink at the Royal Livingstone Hotel. Later that evening we met all the other YSEP volunteers and we enjoyed a nice dinner. Saturday and Sunday we spent with our “end of service” meetings. A lovely sunset cruise was the perfect ending of the good weekend :)

The minister of Sport of the Southern Province giving his speech

Me giving my presentation about my life in Livingstone

Doreen presenting about me and my work

Johanne having fun

Frank and Solomon

All the participants and the coordinators

Time for the sunset cruise :)

Doreen and me

Nyarai, Johanne, Solomon and me

Doreen, Paul and Nyarai

Solomon and Frank

Yes, I finally managed to get a picture of a hippo yawn :)

And another one :)

Nice sunset

Having a good time

Biemba enjoying

Nice sunset

Dinner time

Yesterday morning it was time for Lina and me to do a lion and cheetah walk!!! It was amazing!!!! I think I’ll let the pictures talk:

 The day ended with a lovely dinner at home in the compound. We made pizza and enjoyed each others company :) So yeah, it has been some very nice days and I enjoyed them a lot :)

My host brothers :)

Of course the oven broke down, while the pizza was in the oven :D

Jonathan loves the camera

Jonathan and me

Patrick, Miriam and William enjoying the food

My family enjoying the food

The last days I'm going to spend with packing my bags (people who know we know that I’m not the best in eliminating things :D I’m only allowed to carry 23 kg!!! How am I supposed to do that?! Hehe, we’ll see :)) and spending a lot of time with my friends, before I’m taking the bus to Lusaka Thursday morning and then the flight home on Friday :) Juhhhuuu!!!!!