Wow, we are having the most amazing storm at the moment (i.e. Thursday afternoon). Thunder, lightning and rain that could knock you out. Never heard such loud crashes of thunder – and it was beautifully sunny not 30 minutes ago! Weather is about as changeable as back in Scotland. Moffat has just told me that I will probably need to take my shoes off and wade through the water to get out the office – and I just looked and he is not joking!!
Needless to say the internet has crashed, so yet again I am preparing this in word.
Jedone is still not very well. He came in later for about an hour today but had to go home again. We have a big presentation for funding to the Stephen Lewis foundation so I think he is really anxious to try and get in for that. But I would imagine if you had malaria back home you would probably be hospitalised and resting at home for a good while after that!
So I had to be brave and get the minibus in to town all on my own. Well ok, his brother walked me up to the stop, not that it is actually a stop. You can basically just hang about anywhere and they will stop for you. However, I was very impressed with myself when I managed to recognise where to get off. Not sure how I am getting back, think I may go mad and spend k20,000 on a taxi (about £3!).
I was helping run through the presentation with them today (the one I prepared before I left on PowerPoint). It’s looking good if I may say so myself! They have borrowed a projector so I am setting up a file of photos to run as everyone gathers (very professional off me!). Having said that I don’t seem to have done much accounting today and only tackled the pile of paper and invoices briefly. But the presentation is very important so a justified distraction. Vivian and I need to talk to the representative tomorrow about Finance – so I shall go in to full blag mode about all the wonderful controls that are already/will be in place!
Vivian has invited me to go down to Lusaka with her this weekend to stay with her father. I haven’t dared asked about what his home is like (i.e. does it have running hot water and flushing toilet) but I am the eternal optimist and live in hope. Have even bought a new towel especially for the occasion. Could not possibly go visiting with smelly week old used towels. Most impolite! Apparently I am going to a Zambian night club on Saturday – woo hoo!!
So my blog may be a bit quiet over the weekend – and you will just have to wait in anticipation until I get my update to you on Monday!!
Now if I go back to the village and the power fails again tonight I may just be forced to throw a hissy fit!
And this is what I had to try and get through to get out of the office!! We were eventually rescued by some very kind gentleman who brought his car up to the door for us to step in to – no idea who he was but I wasn’t refusing the offer!!
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