Quickly checking in from Lusaka

I am alive and well here is Lusaka, Zambia.  Currently, I am at a big shopping mall just like at the states using an internet cafe of sorts.  It is hot and humid and I like it, mostly.  The beer is pretty good as long as you like lagers.  I have found that hanging out at the bar and talking to locals is a useful method of getting information.  I guess I go where I am comfortable when everything around me is new and crazy.