Language Barrier
A room full of eight people eating should never be this silent. We scoop rice into our mouths, gnaw on chicken bones and pierce chunks of squash with our forks, but nobody speaks. It’s my first night in Mtshabezi, a rural community about an hour and a half outside of Bulawayo, and I’m staying with … Continue reading
Learning to speak Zambian
Here in Zambia, or at least in Lusaka, the working language is English. I can buy groceries, talk to teachers, or ask for directions all with English. But just because someone speaks English doesn’t necessarily mean they will understand me. Part of the problem is the accent. Just like in Toronto I sometimes misunderstand tourists … Continue reading
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