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A Full Circle Blog – Reflections on our Trip to Zimbabwe
19th August 2026 (From Josh Vazquez) Some people say that the best conversations are always the ones that go full circle. Now of course this is a blog post and not a conversation, so it’s not the best fit. But it only feels right to end my trip to Africa in the same way it…
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Traveling Home…But first some coffee
16th & 17th August 2026 Here was the plan: Mabasa would drop Josh and I off at the Harare airport early enough so that he could get home to Kadoma at a decent hour. Josh and I would get our bags checked in, clear security, find a nice cozy spot and some delicious coffee, and…
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Sabbath in Harare
15th August 2026 We did our best to rest up today since it’s the Sabbath. All three of us slept a little longer. We also didn’t go for a walk to get brunch burgers. Josh and I got some sunshine in the yard. I think Josh’s new favorite thing is to sit on the tailgate…
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Chitungwiza: Visits & Inventions
14th August 2026 The night before, even though we had sort of a late night, I had asked Josh if he wanted to get up early and go for a walk. On most of our trip we haven’t had the chance to just get out and walk. And so often we have been sitting and…
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Farm Visits, a Near Robbery(?), and a Witch Hunt
13th August 2026 Mike Nyamasoka came in the afternoon later than anticipated. When he arrived we jumped in the pickup and headed toward the northeast corner of Harare. As we drove we saw some very nice homes, most of which are surrounded by brick or concrete fences with metal gates preventing people from easily coming…
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Return to Harare
11th & 12th August 2026 11th August 2026 (A few of Josh’s photos and videos from the 11th including: lunch cassava, baobab seeds, Kadoma Feast site, sunset at a local events venue) 12th August 2026 A later start was warranted, although we still needed to pack. The goal was to be in Harare by noon…
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Respite and Reminders of Reality
11th August 2026 Sometimes with all the running around it’s easy to forget to just take a break and relax a little. Tuesday was definitely that day for us. I woke up at a respectable time and even went back to sleep several times. I’ve heard that you can’t really catch up on sleep that…
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Houses of Stone, Highways of Rubble
10th August 2026 I received an early morning message from Victor. Part of it read “Dzimbadzimabwe.” This is a Shona phrase that means “houses of stone.” That’s where we were headed. Great Zimbabwe is the remnant of an ancient African civilization, the ancestors of the Shona people. Throughout Southern Africa there are more than 500…
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