Wham Bam Zambia.

2 flights and one layover in Johannesburg and we stepped off the tarmac into 102 degree Lusaka! It is hot and dusty and loud and full of organized chaos and we finally feel like we're actually in Africa. Lusaka, being the capital of Zambia, has very few things helping it stand out.. it's flat, with no high buildings, and most of it looks about the same as the rest of it. We stayed with fellow Bellinghamster Michelle Widman last night and take off for Ndola this afternoon. The currency here (called kwacha) is nuts. Just as I was getting used to South African Rand, which is 6r to $1, we switch to kwacha, which is 6,000k to $1. So a coffee costs around 18,000 kwacha here. And I withdrew 1 million from an ATM yesterday, praying to God I'd done my math right. Slightly disconcerting...