Things I've learnt from my time in Africa;

• You need all the required vaccinations to pass through a country, even if you aren't leaving the airport
• I can sleep absolutely anywhere
• Insect repellant is more essential than make up
• Toilet floors do not make comfy landing spots
• I actually like beer
• A shoe makes the perfect cockroach killing tool
• Eating insects is mind over matter
• You are incredibly lucky in Zambia if you find a toilet with all of the following; a lock, a toilet seat, toilet roll and if it has a sink with working taps too it must be Christmas!!
• I can't write straight on a chalk board to save my life
• Being a celebrity and constantly followed by people who want to talk to or wave at you would be tiresome (No wonder Britney went a bit mental!)
• We should all be more grateful for our plumbing - I thank God for plumbers all around the world when in the shower
• Flies are the single most annoying creature ever
• Even those masqurading as good people can be corrupt
• Tin roofs are sturdier than they look
• Chickens should NOT be house pets, nor should they be brought up ALIVE as an offertory gift in Church
• Liver is edible but not tasty
• Zambian adverts are ridiculously long and usual advertising biscuits or drinks
• 'Bless you' is an English thing
• You can tell when someone's being leary without speaking the same language
• Zambian teachers are allowed to hit the pupils, just a slap on the cheek or twisting the ear, but it's still uncomfortable to hear a teacher tell a 5 year old she will beat him up if he doesn't write quicker
• I would make an awful Zambian wife; I talk too much (bet that comes as a shock to most of you!!), I am too opinionated (again surprise surprise) and I believe in equality
• Doxycycline tablets induce the craziest dreams
• Babboons are intelligent but vicious animals who will stop at nothing to get food
• Eating ice-cream and drinking coca-cola for breakfast is normal here but eating Maize (corn on the cob) before 7pm is considered strange
• People autmoatically think White=Rich
• Copper worn around the wrist lowers blood pressure
• Bungee jumping is terrifying but exhilirating
• Post Offices close for a two and a half hour lunch, then close for good at 4.30pm. Ridiculous!!
• I am braver (or possibly madder) than I give myself credit for
• Baked beans make me gag in every country
• Falling asleep whilst doing a spot of end of holiday tanning will result in a lobster red front and a paper white back
• You don't need to be able to speak the same language to communicate with children
• Babboons are more likely to attack black people than white people (actual fact not based on personal experience)
• An Impala is the only animal that can prolong its gestation period, it can wait an extra 3 months if there is a food shortage

So that's it for Zambia. It's been emotional, it's been incredible, it's been heartbreaking at times. I've seen some beautiful sights, meet some lovely people, made lifelong memories and as cliche as it sounds think I've grown as a person. I'm sad to leave but excited for the next chapter of my adventure!!!

Love to all xxxx