It's your friend Flat Stanley here. I bet you have been wondering where I have been? Let me see if you can guess...It is one of the largest continents and is known for elephants and zebras. That's right! AFRICA! Africa is a big place with many countries. I traveled to the country of Zambia with my friend Dr. Clarke. We flew into Zambia's capital city, Lusaka. Mrs. North told me that you wondered if it is rainy or dry in Zambia. It can be both, there is a rainy and a dry season. We arrived at the end of rainy season, so everything was very green.
Zambia is in the middle of southern Africa. Below is a picture of me visiting a school in Zambia. It is called Kondwa Centre. Kondwa means happy in the local language...Nyanja. On the playground wall they had a map of Africa and Zambia inside it...Zambia is shaped a bit like a butterfly some people say. What do you think?
I had a fun time visiting the school in Lusaka. They have a playground, 4 classrooms and many colorful drawings on the wall designed by the students. Many of the children do not have much money, so the school provides each student with two meals a day and a toothbrush! I packed my own toothbrush in my backpack so I could join in on the fun! Here are the bags where students keep their toothbrushes...
We drove around Lusaka in a big car. Logan, I heard you were wondering about the houses in Zambia. :) Most of the homes are very different from Rock Hill. Homes in Zambia are often made of concrete blocks and metal roofs. It makes a lot of noise on the roof when it rains, but it was exciting. We drove to a fruit orchard that belongs to the school. Here is a picture I took of Dr. Clarke with Mrs. Angela. Mrs. Angela is the school principal and is very nice.
They are standing next to guava trees. Do you know what a guava is? They also had mango, banana and papaya growing in the orchard. My tummy was full afterwards!
I'll send another report from Zambia soon. I'll leave you with a lesson on how to say "Thank you" in Nyanja..."Zikomo kwambire"! Give it a try and you'll be speaking like a Zambian too!
Your friend,
Flat Stanley
