there's a log on the fire...
where do i even begin?
Christmas in Africa has been super cool, that doesn't mean i haven't missed my family and friends like crazy though.
i will start at the start and keep time every time (as Stanley would put it)
Jessie and I took a very uneventful bus and plane trip from nelspruit to joburg to livingstone.
Once arriving in Livingstone we met our friends, Alisha and Emily who are hands volunteers in zambia, and proceeded to wait for our shuttle from the hostel...as we wait it started to rain and the shuttle has sent a open safari vehical to pick us up....needless to say we got pretty wet but it was for sure a fun start!
we got to our hostel (a hostel i would totally recommend to anyone who ever goes to livingstone)
and just kind of chilled around.
The next day we headed off for our day at Victoria falls...man was that cool...the falls are fricken huge! as we where walking around the falls we checked out the Bridge we where going to bunjee jump from....thats when i started to panic....so after a little more looking at the falls we head over to the bunjee jumping place...when you go to the bridge you technically have to leave zambia and enter no mans land, so thats what we did...for me it was really strange to stand on the bridge and look over at zimbabwe and imagine whats going on there right now...
anyway downer...so we pay for the bunjee and head over to the bridge...the whole time i talked all this trash about how "i must go first! im not going to look down im just going to do it!" yeah when push came to shove i was like "Jessie you go first i will go next" and even then i was like "K emily you go next and then i will go"
so im all harnessed up and i go out on the platform where they do some more ropes and tell you a few things "cool its all good"
THEN i get out onto the little platform you jump off....i start screaming....like i couldnt even control myself....Fear had totally taken control of me and i just screamed...(ever time i watch the video of this it really creeps me out and the same panic rises in my chest) The attendants undid me and i went to sit on the side, i told them i would do it after two other people who where waiting...the whole time i was just like "I dont have to do it....yeah i paid and i want get my money back but i really can not do this..."
I did it....i totally distracted myself talking to the workers and then i just did it....holy cow....why do people do this? like seriously it was fun but.....who thought of this whole thing...i dont get it....it was actually pretty insane and im glad i did it it was just like....a challenge hahaha
the other tourist activity we did was called "The sunset cruise" it was lots of fun...we actually got really close to this crocile and i say a hippo charge another small boat...pretty crazy....
For actual christmas we where in a place called Lusaka staying at a backpackers called "Chachacha" im pretty sure i have bed bug bites from the bed there but other then that it was totally fine...i actually enjoyed it.
Christmas eve we just kind of hung out there with all this misfit zambians and chilled.
Christmas day we made ourself some nice breakfast and headed to this place called "Arcades" where this was a huge crowd of people and nothing to do...eventually we left there to go for dinner at a chinese place....the food there was incrediable! we ordered 10 sprinrolls hahaha
that kind of sums up my christmas....currently i am in Kebwa where emily and alisha live, we are just going to chill and watch movie and hang out (there really isnt anything to do here)
I hope to spend some chill time with Jesus cause he's planting some intense stuff in my heart that i would like to figure out sooner then later.
i hope you guys had a sweet christmas.
ps I would like to put it out there then when i have contact from home it makes me soooo happy....im not exactly homesick but i really miss all you guys and it would be sweet to get a few email updates
also check out my bunjee photos
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197919&l=36334&id=567405623
Christmas in Africa has been super cool, that doesn't mean i haven't missed my family and friends like crazy though.
i will start at the start and keep time every time (as Stanley would put it)
Jessie and I took a very uneventful bus and plane trip from nelspruit to joburg to livingstone.
Once arriving in Livingstone we met our friends, Alisha and Emily who are hands volunteers in zambia, and proceeded to wait for our shuttle from the hostel...as we wait it started to rain and the shuttle has sent a open safari vehical to pick us up....needless to say we got pretty wet but it was for sure a fun start!
we got to our hostel (a hostel i would totally recommend to anyone who ever goes to livingstone)
and just kind of chilled around.
The next day we headed off for our day at Victoria falls...man was that cool...the falls are fricken huge! as we where walking around the falls we checked out the Bridge we where going to bunjee jump from....thats when i started to panic....so after a little more looking at the falls we head over to the bunjee jumping place...when you go to the bridge you technically have to leave zambia and enter no mans land, so thats what we did...for me it was really strange to stand on the bridge and look over at zimbabwe and imagine whats going on there right now...
anyway downer...so we pay for the bunjee and head over to the bridge...the whole time i talked all this trash about how "i must go first! im not going to look down im just going to do it!" yeah when push came to shove i was like "Jessie you go first i will go next" and even then i was like "K emily you go next and then i will go"
so im all harnessed up and i go out on the platform where they do some more ropes and tell you a few things "cool its all good"
THEN i get out onto the little platform you jump off....i start screaming....like i couldnt even control myself....Fear had totally taken control of me and i just screamed...(ever time i watch the video of this it really creeps me out and the same panic rises in my chest) The attendants undid me and i went to sit on the side, i told them i would do it after two other people who where waiting...the whole time i was just like "I dont have to do it....yeah i paid and i want get my money back but i really can not do this..."
I did it....i totally distracted myself talking to the workers and then i just did it....holy cow....why do people do this? like seriously it was fun but.....who thought of this whole thing...i dont get it....it was actually pretty insane and im glad i did it it was just like....a challenge hahaha
the other tourist activity we did was called "The sunset cruise" it was lots of fun...we actually got really close to this crocile and i say a hippo charge another small boat...pretty crazy....
For actual christmas we where in a place called Lusaka staying at a backpackers called "Chachacha" im pretty sure i have bed bug bites from the bed there but other then that it was totally fine...i actually enjoyed it.
Christmas eve we just kind of hung out there with all this misfit zambians and chilled.
Christmas day we made ourself some nice breakfast and headed to this place called "Arcades" where this was a huge crowd of people and nothing to do...eventually we left there to go for dinner at a chinese place....the food there was incrediable! we ordered 10 sprinrolls hahaha
that kind of sums up my christmas....currently i am in Kebwa where emily and alisha live, we are just going to chill and watch movie and hang out (there really isnt anything to do here)
I hope to spend some chill time with Jesus cause he's planting some intense stuff in my heart that i would like to figure out sooner then later.
i hope you guys had a sweet christmas.
ps I would like to put it out there then when i have contact from home it makes me soooo happy....im not exactly homesick but i really miss all you guys and it would be sweet to get a few email updates
also check out my bunjee photos
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197919&l=36334&id=567405623
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