do you miss anything about Zambia? this is a question i have been asked quite a bit over the last month. i had been emphatically answering, ‘no’, but when asked this question yesterday, it suddenly occurred to me, ‘yes, i do’. i miss the simplicity of life. existing in a place where time does not control life. i miss a culture that values people more than things. a society where it is considered rude to not greet a person, and where interaction with someone is considered a privilege. i miss a people that treasure the simple things in life, that dance when it rains, and smile at everyone. people who, when faced with difficulty, just keep moving forward. if the roof comes off in a storm, just pick it up and nail it back down… it’s simple. i watched a woman walk across a fast-moving stream, balancing herself on rocks, with a 50 pound bag of cornmeal on her head and a baby on her back, because that was the only way to get to her destination. i miss people who walk miles in both d...