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July 2009 
Macha, Zambia - a blogging evening
Alain
Here we are sitting in the dormitory of the Macha community center. My computer just went down because a lach of energy. Well better my computer than me :) Now I've borrowed an adapter from one of the American malaria researhcers who are staying here as well. Anne-Marie is writing her blog on Jasper's computer and Jasper is checking out today's footage in film and photo.
I just wanted to post some of the pictures I've made so far to share the impressions we have over here in rural Africa.
As I wrote in my previous blog we got stuck with the jeep. Well here is a picture of the heroes that saved us. They came from near villages and just quit what they were doing to support us. Our need was bigger at that moment, no questions, no expectations, just a call for help that needs answered. They picked the jeep up, lifted it and after several times we managed to get the jeep free. Then we brought our saviours back home and we found out that with 7 Zambian and 3 Dutch people in the car there still is plenty of space for more.
Yesterday evening we got invited for dinner at mrs. Esther's place. We enjoyed her wonderful cooking skills on the grounds in front of the house.
Actually the houses here traditionally are not just one house. Like many others mrs. Esther has several buildings, some closed and some open. So a house here in Macha more looks like a small village, very nice. Above is mrs. Esther in front of one of the open buildings, used for cooking outside.
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