Hello to all from Mama Tembo,

It seems I have a new nickname here in Zambia, where Tembo is a common surname and does not mean elephant as it does in Kiswahili. I was out walking today when I ran into my Zambian neighbors who said in one voice, Hel-lo, Mama Simba. I had to laugh. In Africa women are addressed as Mama followed by the name of their first born child. If they have more than one child, one of whom is a son, his name is more important than any daughters. Without children, I am called mother of... my male dog!

14-10-2009