Author Archives: Vienna is a city of contradictions – of old buildings sitting side-by-side with the ultra-modern; of young artsy creative people who all look the same; and of a winter town who does summer right! The first thing you notice upon your arrival in Vienna is its architectural beauty. Enormous Viennese castles with golden icing painted […]  I am sitting in “my room” in my boss’ castle in Gusterheim, Austria. Never though I would say that sentence! But it isn’t as glamorous as it looks, at least not for me. The castle is cold. It creaks everywhere. The furniture is old, dirty, musty. There is no shower. And it’s not a very […] This past weekend, I attended the Harare International Festival of the Arts. And it was amazing! I love music festivals in general, but combine that with it being in Africa, with its great music, amazing dancers, and relaxed vibe, and it’s little wonder the festival is incredibly popular in the region. Here is a list […]  On our way to and from Victoria Falls, Alex and I stopped near Bulawayo and spent the night with my neighbor’s nephew, Joe (not his real name). Joe is a large 35-year-old bachelor running a vegetable seed farm. I liked him, partially because he is living the same kind of solitude as I’m living, but […] Z.E.S.A. The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority.Better to call it the Zimbabwe Electricity Shortage Authority. From November – April, D section was busy curing the tobacco, for which they needed electrical power 24/7. Because of that, they ran the generator whenever there wasn’t ZESA. I didn’t realize, until now, that that was almost always. Now, without […] |
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