Voice of an African Nation

BY LINDSEY BLACK, CHANDLER, USA - There are three things everyone wants in life, Happiness, Longevity, and Wealth. I want these things, too. But in this case I will not request them selfishly.

I want happiness to be spread about the Zambian Nation knowing that there are people in the United States who care about lifetime opportunities for third-world countries. I want to bring smiles to their face knowing that we stopped our spoiled lives here in the U.S. to jump start a life changing point in history in their country.

I want Longevity not in life but for this project. I want us, as a team, to put our all into it and live out this project as if we were living out the last days of our lives. I want this project to be a mark in history that Zambian students will learn in their classes that this project changed history by opening more jobs in their country. I want longevity of the impact this country will have on our lives. I don’t want us to come home appreciating everything and then start getting used to it again. I want us to think about what we did for these people and be humble.

I want wealth for the Zambian people. I don’t believe wealth is only in the form of money. I think it comes in a form of health and opportunities. This project is an awesome opportunity for Jabbes and the people of his country. I believe the wealth of this country will be more positive recognition and an escape of busy life to the tourism of natural God-made beauty. That beauty isn’t just the landscapes, but the beauty of the people like I see in Jabbes. Their morals are so strong and set and they know how to “stop and take time to smell the roses” unlike us Americans who are always on the run and feel we have slowed our lives down just by not spilling our coffee on the way to work.

I am so excited for the cultural exchange. I believe we are going to learn so many good morals from the Zambians that the United States have lost a long time ago. I can’t wait to talk to some of the people and find out what their expectations of us coming into the country were.