Monthly Archives: May 2014

We left Zambia in its fall: dry corn stalks and combines harvesting soybeans. Where there’s irrigation the winter wheat is emerging a soft green. Those that have access to water are busy planting vegetable gardens. There won’t be any rain … Continue reading →

Last night I had tea with my friends Vivienne and Margaret. “Tell me, Marianna, what do the Mzungus think of Africa and Africans?” Margaret asks. (Mzungus is the term for Westerners, or whites as they call them here in Zambia.) … Continue reading →

It’s been two years since I last visited Zambia. I stepped out the door of the plane, and my smile stretched from ear to ear. I was surprised myself at how very happy I was to be back. Those who … Continue reading →