“You see this?” said the lady pointing at a cell phone that was lying on the table. “Happiness in Zambia is not about cell phones, cars, money, having this or that; happiness in Zambia is about togetherness. Is about our capacity of being together, looking for each other regardless what.” After having this meaningful conversation we headed with our host towards the city. We went to some markets, then to a Cultural Village and then to eat Zambian traditional food. In every single place we went to we witnessed different manifestations of happiness. From the guys that are telling jokes and talking about their lives while they’re outside of the markets trying to make a living selling different things, to the artisans of the Cultural Village that are proud of their creations and to have a creative way of living, to our new friend, our host, that’s willing to take the decisions he has to take in order to be happy. Certainly Tony and I had a wonderful time while being in Zambia and we’re looking forward to go back there.


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