Double deckers, phone booths, Buckingham Palace, Westminister Abbey, and the British Museum were all some great highlights from our layover in London. The group dispersed from the airport for a short visit to featured tourist attractions. Everyone agreed that their time spent was well worth it and was a great distraction to the fore coming of a ten hour plane ride to complete our trip to Lusaka, Zambia.
We arrived at the airport at 6:00 am this morning (local time) and began the never ending unloading of suitcases-42 to be exact! We somehow squeezed all our luggage and 15 people plus Brian (one of our drivers) into the big van before departing to the Guest House. Muli Bwanji (which means hello) was the first sign we saw and will become our signature official welcome into the country.
We are definitely looking forward to all the highlights from previous years-we are off to make our first visit to Garden Compound this afternoon to pass out certificates for those who past their 7th grade and 9th grade exams. This was a personal favorite memory for me last year, as it is so important to celebrate their accomplishments and for other younger children to bear witness to student's hard work.
The travelers this year include Amy, Tom, Dick, Ruth, Maria, Danielle, Cheryl, Lucia, Wendy, Jen, Zoe, Norm, Eva, Patrick and Tessa.
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