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Too much Christmas commercialism?
Is Christmas in the US too commericialized? One writer in Africa thinks so. I stumbled across an article published in the “Financial Gazette” out of Zimbabwe that claims that “the Christmas story has...
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Kwanzaa – Umoja
Today marks the first day of Kwanzaa, a holiday designed to honor African-American heritage. In 1966 Ron Karenga, now Dr. Maulana Karenga, created Kwanzaa while in California, as the leader of the...
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Kwanzaa – Kujichagulia
Welcome to the second day of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia (koo-gee-cha-goo-LEE-yah) or self-determination: to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. If you are still...
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Kwanzaa day three – Ujima
Welcome to the third day of Kwanzaa, or Ujima (oo-GEE-mah). Ujima is collective work and responsibility: to build and maintain the community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our...
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Kwanzaa, day four – Ujamaa
Today is Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah)- cooperative economics: to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. Ujamaa was the concept that formed the basis of...
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Kwanzaa, Day Five – Nia
Today, it’s day five of Kwanzaa, or Nia (nee-YAH): to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Think...
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Zambia, general info
Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa. Its terrain consists of a high plateau with hills and mountains, small trees, grassy plains, and marshland. The climate is tropical, with some...
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Treading lightly in Africa
Some Americans are concerned because things are, well, just so DIFFERENT in Africa. It’s hard to get their questions answered, it’s hard to actually set and keep an appointment, cell phone calls are...
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Nshima – a Zambian staple
The food staple in Zambia is nshima – they have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is the consistency of very firm “Cream of Wheat” and is made from corn (maize). It’s white and does not taste...
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More food choices in Zambia
Other food we’ve found in Zambia – most we’ve tried, but not the fish. • Chips – these are homemade fries – think thick “steak fries”, best eaten with a fork. Mmm • Bream – fish served whole, including...
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