Tag: Harare
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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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Cold Floors and a Warm Start
7th August 2026 Arriving at the Harare airport was a simple process thankfully. I’m familiar with the routine by now. The biggest hiccup was trying to fit an entire plane of people onto a bus to get them from the tarmac to the terminal. Only a handful of people didn’t make it on the bus.…
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Polite Conversations in the Air
6th August 2026 After being in airports and on planes for almost 30 hours Josh and I made it to Africa. Actually we had already made a pitstop on the continent when we flew into Dubai after our long flight (13+ hours). But Dubai (and the U.A.E.) is definitely more middle eastern in culture so…
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Wintering in Africa (upcoming trip)
8th January 2026 Tickets are bought but I haven’t yet packed for the trip. What kind of jacket should I pack if I’ll be transiting through winter weather in London and arriving into the comfortable temperatures of the cool, rainy season in Malawi? We’ve recently had snow here in Brooklyn. It’s not unusual for me…
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Real Coffee and Mango Chilies for the Journey
12th August 2025 The alarms rang out at 3am but both of us were already awake. We had scheduled our breakfast pickup to be at 4:15 since we figured we would catch the shuttle at 4:30. But first, a cup of coffee. I made an executive decision that decaf wasn’t going to do us any…