Since Lubwe is where we got our inspiration for this project, we would like to share a bit about our visit with you.
Coming from Lusaka, we had a long drive ahead of us. We left the city early in the morning and drove and drove... and drove further. The nice thing about driving there was that we got to see some nice sceneries along the way. Perhaps the most beautiful one was Luapula bridge. With its 2,5 km it's the longest bridge in Zambia and it crosses Luapula river, to which the province lends its name.
Even though we only arrived in Lubwe quite late, we were warmly welcomed by the sisters at the convent, where we would be spending most of our nights. The next day, we set out to discover what the village had to offer. We were amazed by the stunning lake views, especially the view of lake
Chifunabuli close to where we were staying. Throughout our visit, we kept enjoying the lovely view so much we actually ended up with about 80% lake pictures.
While the main focus of our visit was on meeting our relatives, we also got the chance to visit and teach at our mother's old primary school, Lubwe mission girls' school. On our first day in the village, we went to meet the deputy head teacher and his colleagues to already get familiar with the school and to make further arrangements. As we discovered the next morning, school starts a lot earlier than we're used to. Talisa would be teaching a French class around 7 am, so we had to get up very early. During her class, I took the time to prepare myself for my mathematics class. Being at the school was a truly wonderful experience for us and we hope that the girls and teachers also enjoyed having us. Since we got the change to taste some local dishes during a home economics class, we decided we wanted to show them how to prepare one of "our dishes". We went to the market with the teachers and two pupils to get the ingredients for French toast, one of our breakfast/ brunch favourites, and taught the eighth grade girls how to prepare it.
But our adventure in Lubwe did not end there. Stay tuned to find out more about our stay.
Libwe Project
Creating a stream of information to strengthen the nation
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