Day 1

The team arrived at Lusaka airport bright and very early this morning at around 6am local time. We were warmly welcomed by the cabin crew upon arrival, with the on-board speaker system commending Esher High Students on their behaviour and wishing us all a wonderful stay. A proud moment for the staff!!
Once finally through passport control we were surprisingly chilled by the cool morning weather! However over the course of the day this has significantly warmed up! We arrived at Baobab College in very good time and settled into rooms. Brunch was served at 11 and we were set for a visit to each of the schools we will be working with over the coming week.
First visit was to Lilayi and then Yanos. Both quite stricken with poverty. Our students were swiftly surrounded by fascinated local children who were keen to high five us! We will be returning to Yanos school tomorrow morning to paint the building with the children's uniform colours.
Next stop was Twitti school, which is comparatively very well built and kept -almost a hidden oasis. The next stop was to Grand IQ, before setting off back to Baobab College, our home for the first week.
A few hours of relax-time quickly turned to shrill sounds of laughter launching into the cold outdoor pool under the afternoon sun.
All are now settling for the evening with mugs of tea and Zambia hoodies!
A fantastic start to the adventure...