Feeling Crafty!

In true tourist fashion Kristin and I went to the craft market set up on Sundays at a local shopping mall and the Kabwata Cultural Village. At both of these places Zambian artists were very eager to sell their artwork to us. We honed our price negotiation skills as we tried to get the best deals on the souvenirs we wanted. We even traded a few hairbands with brothers who wanted to give them to their sisters to wear in their hair for school. Many of the people at the craft market travel to Lusaka from Livingstone which is about 6 hours by car and 7.5 hours by bus. In contrast, the people at the Kabwata Cultural Village live there year-round in traditional straw-topped huts without electricity. Kristin and I managed to make some friends along the way and found some treasures that we can't wait to share with our friends and family!