Author Archives: Dana

Culture Shock is Making Me Irritable

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Dana

  Culture is the collective mental programming distinguishing people in one group from people in other groups* I am making progress. I have moved through the “honeymoon” stage of adjustment  into the “culture shock” phase.  This second stage is not … Continue reading →

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Money and Misery in Mozambique

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Dana

  Mozambique was all very lovely. The trouble with lovely is it doesn’t make a good story.  Conflict makes for good reading. So let me tell you about our angst. Internal Conflict in Mozambique The trouble with our lovely resort … Continue reading →

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Botswana Bamboozelment

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Dana

Settling into Life in Africa Upon our return from Botswana I’ve made an effort at normalization.  I’ve started driving around; made an attempt to improve our internet connection; started cooking at home and working out.  This attempt at normalization has … Continue reading →

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Return To Africa

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dana

The fourth of July was just another day here in South Africa; though we did meet “the boys” for wings at Hooters here in Johannesburg.  The Americans all wore red, white, and blue and the waitress wished us a happy … Continue reading →

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The Cricket Match

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dana

By my second week, I have established some semblance of a routine.  I’ve started driving myself around and I am, in some cases, able to find answers to my own questions. Here is one of my adventures. On Friday I … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Africa

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Dana

  Entering Zimbabwe is like entering a time warp and ending up in 1980.  Entry visas and plane tickets are slowly written out by hand in duplicate, using actual purple carbon paper.  Who knew they even made that stuff anymore! … Continue reading →

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