Category Archives: Livingstone Backpackers

African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Weeks Seven and Eight

Posted on July 20, 2013 by comfortzone365

The Last Two Weeks My last two weeks at African Impact were much like the first six – busy, insightful, fun, eventful, and heart-warming. There were only a couple of projects that I hadn’t yet worked on, so I asked … Continue reading →

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African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Week Six

Posted on July 2, 2013 by comfortzone365

I have fallen in love with Livingstone, and especially with the staff of African Impact and Livingstone Backpackers, so this week I’m paying homage to the folks who have made my stay here some of the best weeks of my … Continue reading →

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African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Week Five

Posted on June 25, 2013 by comfortzone365

Medical Project Week Five at African Impact brought a nice change to my schedule as I moved from the Teaching project to the Medical team. New volunteers arrive on Monday afternoons, so we had our Medical Induction on Tuesday morning, … Continue reading →

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African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Week Four

Posted on June 16, 2013 by comfortzone365

Teaching After two weeks of teaching with the mean student teacher, I was thrilled to see Precious, the nice, full-time teacher on Monday morning. She had been away for two weeks taking exams, as she is getting her teaching degree. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Literacy, Africa, African Impact, Livingstone Backpackers, Medical Volunteer, Reading Club, Teaching, TEFL, Tena West, Volunteer, ZAMBIA | Tagged Cultural Exchange, fritters, Medical Volunteer, Railways Farm, seizure | 1 Comment

Posted on June 9, 2013 by comfortzone365

African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Week Three With every passing week, I fall more in love with the people of Livingstone, and this week was no different. Teaching There were several interesting topics in our curriculum this week: Math, Zambian … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African Impact, Livingstone Backpackers, Reading Club, Teaching, TEFL, Tena West, Volunteer, ZAMBIA | Tagged Adult Literacy, AIDS, Cowboy Bicycle Tour, Dambwa Market, HIV, Maramba Farm, Zambezi Sawmills | Leave a comment

African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Week Two

Posted on June 2, 2013 by comfortzone365

Teaching Well, this week was interesting. I showed up at school on Monday, only to discover that Precious, the teacher for Grade 6, was out on leave for two weeks. She is working on her degree in Education and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African Impact, Art Club, Livingstone Backpackers, Reading Club, Teaching, Tena West, Volunteer, ZAMBIA | Tagged Cafe Zambezi, Dambwa Market, Livingstone Golf and Country Club, Maramba Market | 2 Comments

African Impact, Livingstone, Zambia – Week One

Posted on May 26, 2013 by comfortzone365

This week marked the beginning of my second volunteer project in Africa. For the next couple of months, I’ll be working with African Impact, a large organization based in South Africa, which has lots of community-based projects across Southern and … Continue reading →

Posted in African Impact, Livingstone Backpackers, ZAMBIA | Tagged Adult Literacy, Africa, African Impact, Just Say No to Drugs, Livingstone, Livingstone Backpackers, Teaching English, Tena West, Volunteer, Zambia | 2 Comments