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MS Zambia Newsletter June 2009
By Lena Vind-Andersen, Information Officer, MS Zambia
30. June 2009
Having rats residing in your clothes drawer is not really a typical experience for Danish youngsters between 19-21 years. Neither is it normal that a bat wakes you up by turning circles inside of your mosquito net or that you can't offer advice to people older than yourself without causing offence. But according to the volunteers, they came to Zambia to get to know Zambian culture and they are not regretting a minute of it – even if they did get some very strange surprises along the way.
”The strangest thing has probably been to experience the religious beliefs,” says Catrine. A sentiment which is echoed by several, who found their argumentative skills tested when they professed a belief in Darwin's evolutionary theories - most commonly held in Denmark - rather than the Bible version of the creation of mankind. The eight young people lived and worked in Luapula Province.
There's a rat living in my drawer
Eight young volunteers from Denmark recently finished a 3 month stay in Zambia. Living with local families and working in Zambia turned out to be a very good – if sometimes challenging – experience.
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30. June 2009
Having rats residing in your clothes drawer is not really a typical experience for Danish youngsters between 19-21 years. Neither is it normal that a bat wakes you up by turning circles inside of your mosquito net or that you can't offer advice to people older than yourself without causing offence. But according to the volunteers, they came to Zambia to get to know Zambian culture and they are not regretting a minute of it – even if they did get some very strange surprises along the way.
”The strangest thing has probably been to experience the religious beliefs,” says Catrine. A sentiment which is echoed by several, who found their argumentative skills tested when they professed a belief in Darwin's evolutionary theories - most commonly held in Denmark - rather than the Bible version of the creation of mankind. The eight young people lived and worked in Luapula Province.
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