Sorry about the absence from the blog. So on Friday, the whole country of Zambia was without power. This was definitely a first and got my mind thinking about what would happen if the USA lost all of its power. Everyone in Ndola was postulating about the cause of the power outage. Some days I think that Ndola is a small-town because rumors spread around this place like wildfire.
The most frequent rumor I heard on Friday was that Zambia sold all of their power to South Africa so that South Africa could effectively run the World Cup. Whether this is true or not, I do not know. If it is, I kinda have to laugh. If the money Zambia can get for their power is greater than the money the entire country of Zambia can make in one business day, why don’t we just sell our power every day and close this country up because there are many African countries that are desperate for power. O.k. maybe we did South Africa a favor or maybe there was a premium on the price for electricity. I don’t think that the rumor was true, but it would be ridiculous in my opinion if it was.
Yes, with the power outage, I did miss the USA vs. Slovenia World Cup match on Friday. It was a bit upsetting, but on another note, the World Cup has definitely provided a change of pace for Zambia. EVERYBODY talks about the World Cup games. It is the topic of every conversation and the “thing” to watch every night. It is definitely very fun to be in Africa while the World Cup is going on.
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