The Innocent Volunteer

What have we done?

Someone once said to me ‘Don’t you think you’re interfering in another culture, what you’re doing?’. Hilarious! The whole of Africa has been invaded, colonised, traumatised, raided for minerals. So here, some of the things we’ve done, working together and seeing what the community needs, like….. Water! Please enjoy the podcast [https://ulingana.com/2025/01/15/what-have-we-done/]

Yoga Zambia

Yoga is yoga, it’s not a religion, not a belief system. I guess that’s why my friends in Eastern Province found that it fitted with their religious belief, be it Christianity or Islam. The physical aspect relieved aching joints from fieldwork, and the meditation created ‘Space in which to pray’. Nice. Please enjoy the podcast [https://ulingana.com/2025/01/08/yoga-zambia/]

May you live in interesting times.

Travel in a time of Covid. Just how much stress can you take Tony? What I go through to go see my Zambian family! I hope I’ve made this podcast funny for you, at the time it wasn’t, everything that could go wrong, did. Hilarious. Please enjoy the podcast [https://ulingana.com/2024/12/18/may-you-live-in-interesting-times-2/]

Life on the compound

I asked Alice recently, are you content with your life? ‘Yes’ she replied, ‘As long as we have enough food, and a house to live in, I am content…… the problem with going to school is that you learn about “modern society”, besieged by advertising when our society has no spare money….’ Please enjoy the podcast [https://ulingana.com/2024/12/11/life-on-the-compound/]

Isaac

Isaac was there when Northern Rhodesia became a republic and shook off the yoke of the colonial invaders. We started off verbally sparring, and slowly became firm friends, brothers. This is about a man with a big heart, big intelligence, and big storehouse of stories. Fifth in this series of podcasts from Eastern Zambia. Enjoy the podcast [https://ulingana.com/2024/12/04/isaac/]