I’ve finally uploaded the video of my 112m Bungee Jump at Victoria Falls on the Zambia / Zimbabwe border: The whole trip was an adventure and the journey back to Vancouver was no exception. I packed my bags and traveled to the Airport for a ten hour flight to Heathrow. I had a 22 hour […]
My last post from Zambia
It has been a great trip. It has also has been an unexpected one in many ways. Primarily, I didn’t expect to be here for two weeks instead of one. I didn’t expect to meet so many great people. I didn’t expect such a comfortable and hospitable stay. I didn’t expect to get a chance […]
Botswana Safari
It was time for the safari. I woke up early in the morning, just in time to listen to the Canucks win game four against the Kings! At 7:00am, Chris drove me towards the Botswana border, where the safari would be taking place. Half an hour later, I passed through Zambian customs, and hopped onto […]
Arrival in Livingstone: Victoria Falls and Bungee Jumping
What a day. I woke up early in the morning to head down to the Lusaka Airport. I had researched all of my options for getting down to Livingstone (400km south), and it seemed like almost everyone takes a 7 hour bus that costs about $18. However, Proflight – a sketchy local airline also flies […]
An extended stay in Zambia: Week Two
It’s Tuesday night in Lusaka and in just a few short hours, I should have been arriving back in Vancouver after my eight-day stay in Zambia. However, since that trip was due to take place through the ash-filled skies of London, I am still in Lusaka. Yesterday, my flight to Heathrow was cancelled and my […]
Last days in Siavonga
I apologize for the delay since my last post from Zambia. The strength of the internet connection in Siavonga digressed over the course of my stay, and I was unable to post any new updates. Without any further interruptions, here are all the details of the remainder of the International Trainer of Trainers Workshop. The […]
Introduction to GET Ahead: Day 5
On our third day in Siavonga, the focus of the day was on the workshop program. I managed to get a good night’s sleep and was prepared for a busy day of lectures and activities. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any new photos on this day. – After a quick recap of the previous day’s events, […]
The Program Begins: Day 4
After three days of anticipation the Workshop has finally started! My time zones are still way-off, so I woke up at 4:30 am to catch up on a few emails, before heading outside to see the resort grounds for the first time. After breakfast, our program started promptly at 8:00am in large conference room located […]
Travel to Siavonga: Day 3
Today was a quiet travel today, as the participants of the program assembled in the capital of Lusaka and then travelled south to lake-side town of Siavonga. Throughout the day, we seemed to be behind schedule: our 12:00pm departure time became 4:00pm and the two hour bus ride ended up taking up four hours. My […]
Arrival in Lusaka: Day 2
I’ve finally arrived in Zambia’s capital of Lusaka. After an uneventful British Airways flight in which the only memorable thing was sitting next to an adorable 9-month old baby who was polite enough to not only not cry during the flight, but actually smiled and laughed throughout the duration of the flight, I had made […]