Sunday, January 8, 2012

Zambia in Numbers


Square footage of our mud hut = 135 square feet
Distance to get water = 200 yards
Distance to health clinic = 4.5 miles
Distance to get potatoes = 13 miles
Distance to get cash (ATM) = 140 miles
Distance to get flour/rice = 45 miles
Average number of Zambians sleeping in a mud hut = 6
Average amount of time waiting for a hitch = 45 minutes
Price of 1 egg = 20 cents
Price of 5 onions = 20 cents
Price of 2 yards of chitenge fabric = 2 dollars
Price of 1 coca-cola – 50 cents
Price of 1.5 ounces of distilled cane liquor = 10 cents