Shalome is around six years old. He has a twin sister. Another name for Shalome is Boyu. His twin sister's name is Kapia. Kapia and Boyu are names used to distinguish the older twin from the younger twin, or which was born first. Shalome, or Boyu, was born before Kapia. Most children have more than one name: a traditional and Christian or Western name. Everytime I take out my camera Shalome is there to ham it up.
Joining the Peace Corps had been a dream of mine since my father handed me a brochure about "the toughest job you'll ever love" when I was 15. Thirty years later, I found myself living in a mud hut with no electricity or plumbing in remote Zambia. The following entries describe my early struggles to blend in with a culture foreign to my own, my work in conservation farming, and becoming accepted as a community member by the Kaonde People of Northwestern Province, Zambia.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Shalome...
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