For all my years at my employer I have travelled almost on a monthly basis to sites and meetings. Alas, until today, it has always been only to Botswana and South Africa. I have worked on projects in other countries but no visits to site have ever been forthcoming.
But now, I am flying to Harare tonight! It is still Southern Africa but it counts as a fresh stamp in my passport. I am feeling pretty excited for the trip. All the UK and first world country reviews on places like Zim only go on about the bad recent past and the typhoid and the fear of fresh vegetables. But, I have had the benefit of being friends with a few Zimbabwean people in Johannesburg and they are really special people. Every one of them are well spoken and have a worldly mind set and have an open and friendly attitude.
And so tomorrow I'll be wandering about a bit of Harare. It feels a tiny bit like going to see a place like ancient Rome. Highly functional in the past but maybe things are a bit rocky at present. However I won't really know until I get there. So here's to new (near by) adventure!
