Snapshots of My Life

So there are many times when I'm doing something and I really wish people could see me just because it is so ridiculous that this is taking place in Zambia. Below are a few of my favorite moments.
In Kasama, I took a cab to our Peace Corps house from in town. When I got into the cab, the driver changed the music from Zambian music, to N'Sync's great hit, "You Are My Fire." So here I am, sitting shotgun in the cab, driving down the road in Kasama, Zambia singing to this song that the cabbie thought was a good fit for the white guy who hired him.
Last night, several of us went to this bar/restaurant called the Blue Dolphin for a bit of some karaoke action. Several beers and tequila shots later, I decided to blow my audience away with a rousing rendition of A-Ha's "Take on Me." After completing the songs, the karaoke machine rates the singer on a scale of 100. I don't know what criteria are taken into consideration with the scoring, but I scored a 100. That's right, perfect.
Last night again, even more beers and tequila shots later, I was convinced to go to a casino here in town. It was my neighbor Devin's birthday, so a few of us went with him. I cashed in 150,000 kwacha to start with at the blackjack table. I must explain that this is no casino like back home. It was basically just a big room 30 feet by 40 feet or so. Quite small. There are no cameras. To make a long story short, I made 180,000 throughout the night. Pretty exciting. I'm pretty sure that math wasn't the dealer's strong suit though because she paid Devin on a hand where he had 19 and she had 20. And I got a push when I had 20 and she had 21. Needless to say I didn't bring these discrepancies to her attention.