First day in Africa.

Hey yaa. Here I'm again. Sitting in this clean and strongly supervised mall and in net cafe.
I am gather notes from my trip so far so let's get back.

24.11 Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Weather was awful to Helsinki and even worse there. Flight to London was late about 1.5h and I had to run to have enough time to eat at Heathrow before departure to Lusaka. In the same plane to London I had a privilege to be with the King itself, Jari Litmanen. From Heathrow to Lusaka trip went smoothly, although could not sleep at all.

25.11 Lusaka

I was at Lusaka around 6.30am. Passport control went also surprisingly smoothly. Our Finnish project workers were warning, that they might try to charge me more money, luckily they didn't.

Clive picked me up from the airport with GLM Toyota. With was very nice to see Clive and he seems to be very happy and trustworthy guy. We proceeded to Emmanuel's house were I am staying for my Lusaka time. He live in this area called Chelston. Area is very tightly built and there is lot's of old houses. Emmanuel house has around 4 bedrooms, small kitchen, living room, toilet and washroom. I am not sure how many are living in there, cause there was people going around all the time, but at least his aunt and three children. I have my own room with one cardboard, bookshelf and bed. Nothing special, but very luxorious compared to other people places. Aunt Chena (I think it was here name) is very friendly. She put my washing water right away to washing room and I could go to "shower" after long flight, very relaxing. Then I had Zambian breakfast. White bread used in some oil and very delicious tee. .
To live at an African house and see the African life it just what I need from this trip. Experience and opportunity weight my own believes what is important and what is not.

We went to GLM office with Clive after quick stop to mall. At the office we supposed to meet other employees and get me familiar with the environment. During the way we went through this market place or so and there it was where the poverty really hits to your face.
Small, couple year old children are wondering around just some old shirt on them, asking for couple hundred kwacha (around 5 cents). People are selling anything they can, from henna tattoos to plastic bags. It is very frustrating to see in which kind of circumstances they live in.
We are very happy to be born in Finland. How hard it is ever for us, we cant even imagine how hard it really is to, when you have to fight to survive for day through.
GLM office were three people plus me and Clive, but not any electricity. That is common that they (govermental officers) shut down the electricity once in a while. Well people working with computers could not do anything, so we just sat there and I offered some Salmiakki candies.

Tomorrow we are supposed to plan the field trip to Chibobo village, where we go on Thursday. We are until Sunday to really see and research about how those project are really working on grass root level. This evening I have my very first real African dinner with Emmanuel's family.
Until that I hang out at the mall and go and have rest.

This is a cliche but Africa have to experience to know it all. .

P.S I have friends on my room. Other side of the wall is birds nest :D YEY!