First posting from Zambia

Bek Christensen is leading the Short Term Exposure Trip (STET) to Zambia to spend a couple of weeks in Mwandi village with Fiona Dixon-Thompson, Volunteer in Mission (Uniting Church in Australia). Bek writes:
Hi everyone!Well, here I am safely in Livingstone. Flights were good - I managed to score a row to myself on the flight from Perth to Johannesburg so that was great!
Our stay in Jo'burg was very uneventful - we went to the wrong hotel to start off with but got that sorted out quickly. Had dinner at the hotel restaurant which
was this weird Mexican styled restaurant, and periodically all the waiters and waitresses would sing. Flight from Jo'burg to Livingstone was very short, but beautiful scenery along the way. As we came into Livingstone we flew over Vic Falls - they looked amazing from the air. The river just sort of disappeared into this huge cloud of mist. So in Livingstone we're staying at a backpackers called Fawlty Towers (however no sign of Basil or Manuel yet). We arrived at lunchtime yesterday and then in the afternoon headed out to Vic Falls...which certainly deserve their name of Musi-O Tunya (the smoke that thunders). Man, they were awesome. I have never seen so much water in my life! And it's just amazing the spray that comes off the falls - we got drenched. It's like walking around in a really windy and wild rainstorm. And we saw baboons - very exciting! This afternoon we're jumping on the bus and heading out to Mwandi village where we'll be spending the next 2 weeks. Has been interesting to hear the initial impressions of Zambia by the others in the group - they all think it's dirty and that the driving is crazy. I must say I haven't noticed either of those things - the driving is certainly much better than it is in Asia! Anyway, I need to sign off as I have to go and buy some food for us to eat in the next few weeks! Hope you're all happy and healthy! Cheers Bek