The 24'th was Zambian Independence Day! Our director of the guest house, where we are staying, is also the president of the Rotary Club down the street. The Rotary Club held a fashion show in order to raise money for school uniforms for the entire school of the child who won the pageant. We went to the pageant and were surprised! Almost all of the music was American music. It was a lot of fun and the pageant raised a lot of money for the school systems and road repairs in Choma.
The following day, we left early for a park near downtown Choma. The District Commissioner gave a commencement speech and the festivities began. A group of children from each school in the community performed either a skit, poem, or a dance for the crowd. The DC made a closing speech and the crowd left. It was extremely hot that day! A few of us got a little sun though, which was nice! :)
We came back to the compound and Mrs. B, the cook, made us a feast for Independence Day! We ate lunch and finished writing papers and tried to catch up on some sleep!
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