Working hard and playing hard

Following on from last week's theme, this has definitely felt like a more normal week! Getting into a routine at work and starting to understand what I'm supposed to be doing. We've been visiting local businesses for sponsorship this week, and during a fairly serious work conversation with a collegaue in a taxi I saw a baboon and got very excited. Hopefully I haven't lost all professional respect by being basically a tourist!

Also slowly establishing a social life. My Australian friends are back in Livingstone this week and we've been out for dinner a couple of times with various visitors. Also went to listen to a talk about elephant orphans, which was accompanied by some cute pictures!

Weekends are definitely feeling like holidays, as I've made friends with a lovely British lady who runs a guest house and has kindly told me to treat her pool as a second home. It's an idyllic spot for spending sunday afternoons! I also went to the museum last weekend. It's good, if a slightly confused tone, celebrating colonialism and also celebrating freedom from colonial oppressors.

And the most exciting news since last blog, a friend of Shelley's (my housemate) took us out on his boat to watch the sunset over the Zambezi last weekend and I saw my first hippo!

So all much excitement here in Livingstone. Against my better judgement I am slightly missing TV though, and my radio was stolen so I haven't heard any news for a month. Please someone let me know if world war is declared, or if anything dramatic happens on Eastenders. Meanwhile I will continue to read lots of books...