Happy New Year!!

31 December

Livingstone

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Erik:

New Year's EVE!!! We bought some Morula Liquor and planned on having a nice quiet night at Fawlty Towers. Mykaela and Viktor from Sweden, however, invited us to eat dinner with them and the rest of the Swedish group. Very generous and kind. So we ended up having seafood and learning about swedish culture. Lots of fun and silly songs at the restaurant.

Viktor told me that swedish records of immigration are very thorough. So I see a visit in the future to track down my ancestry.

We watched Disney's Peter Pan until just before 12, then the four of us jumped into the pool as the fireworks went off at exactly midnight.

Hello 2013!!

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1 January

Livingstone

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Erik:

Pool day for everyone!!!

The whole hostel had a collective hangover. Haha.

Also, the kwacha ($$$) rebased today, they took three 0's off their currency, printed new money, restocked banks, atm's and stores and now our card doesn't in the ATM for some reason.

No money is an issue.

Steph still feels pretty bad (cough and sinus issues), so we may not leave tomorrow.

Also, because we can't pay our bill.

Steph:

What Erik said.

We were invited to make dinner with the swedes again! I went to the market with Viktor and we shopped for a royal meal of fish, mashed potatoes and rattatoullie (how do you spell this word?).

It was fun. Erik and I mashed the mashed potatoes with the bottom of a coke bottle. It worked quite well. The fish also turned out delicious and the company was very nice :)

Sorry about the lack of photos. We've been slacking a little. We'll get better though, promise.