{"id":2225,"date":"2010-06-04T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2020-10-26T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:25:57","slug":"its-a-blog-post-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/blog\/2010\/06\/04\/its-a-blog-post-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Blog Post Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Almost everything here is a blog post,&#8221; Christian says. He&#8217;s not wrong. On the road, out of one&#8217;s standard environment, almost everything looks interesting and worthy of comment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But we must, of course, select the moments we post about. We choose the moments that we think are relevant. It&#8217;s a hard task because crazy stuff happens all around us on this continent, everywhere and all the time. And so, this post is the first in a series where we&#8217;ll post pictures we think you&#8217;ll like from moments that don&#8217;t quite fit into other stories&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2226\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2226 size-full\" title=\"Elijah from DHL welcomes The Ball into Zambia\" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083.jpg\" alt=\"Elijah from DHL welcomes The Ball into Zambia\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02083-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><small class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elijah from DHL welcomes The Ball into Zambia<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2227\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2227 size-full\" title=\"Football with one boot en route to Lusaka\" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095.jpg\" alt=\"Football with one boot en route to Lusaka\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><small class=\"wp-caption-text\">Football with one boot en route to Lusaka<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2229\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2229 size-full\" title=\"Kaka prepares for World Cup with street football in remote Zambian village\" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097.jpg\" alt=\"Kaka prepares for World Cup with street football in remote Zambian village\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02097-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><small class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaka prepares for World Cup with street football in remote Zambian village<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2231\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2231 size-full\" title=\"School girls line up to kick The Ball in Lusaka \" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296.jpg\" alt=\"School girls line up to kick The Ball in Lusaka \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02296-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><small class=\"wp-caption-text\">School girls line up to kick The Ball in Lusaka<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2232\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2232 size-full\" title=\"Mass signing of The Ball at Lusaka school\" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315.jpg\" alt=\"Mass signing of The Ball at Lusaka school\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02315-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><small class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mass signing of The Ball at Lusaka school<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2233\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2233 size-full\" title=\"Hand made balls... on the road to Livingstone \" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560.jpg\" alt=\"Hand made balls... on the road to Livingstone \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02560-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><small class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hand made balls&#8230; on the road to Livingstone<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned_image alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px\"><span id=\"attachment_2234\"  class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02583.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2234 size-full\" title=\"European Voodoo Consultant\" src=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02583.jpg\" alt=\"European Voodoo Consultant\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02583.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02583-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02583-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02583-200x112.jpg 200w, 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He&#8217;s not wrong. On the road, out of one&#8217;s standard environment, almost everything looks interesting and worthy of comment. But we must, of course, select the moments we post about. We choose the moments that we think are relevant. It&#8217;s a hard task because crazy stuff [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,232,223],"tags":[179],"class_list":["post-2225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-ball","category-the-journey","category-zambia-countries","tag-zambia"],"geo":{"latitude":-15.40819259999999957244654069654643535614013671875,"longitude":28.28716659999999905039658187888562679290771484375,"description":"Lusaka, Zambia"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2010\/05\/zam_DSC02095.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3276,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225\/revisions\/3276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}