/ˈzæmbiə/

talk to eric last sunday... sorry it took so long again.

He is doing great but very exhausted! they get up at sunrise and dont stop moving until after they eat dinner at around 830pm. They have been mapping out the area in the north Zambia. He said that they have been walking through grass that is taller then him (in my opinion that is not grass at all but little skinny trees). Although they have not seen any snakes he is sure that they have come close to them (the only ones there are not friendly). So all though he is not near crocodiles or hippos he's got snake, yuk. 

they have also been having adventures while trying to take samples in the lakes. so far the main problem is people who own boats that dont know how to run them. Last week they tried to go out in to a lake and the "captain" flooded the engine. as they pushed off  3 men who were not with their group and just watching from the shore jumped on. since they couldnt get past the big waves on the beach, which were filling up the boat quickly with water, eric was concerned that he and his colleagues were going to have to save these other men if the boat tipped (they did not know how to swim) and get their equipment.

thats ill ive got from him, my poor tired man.