Early Impressions... Harare feels a lot like suburban France- although there is nothing distinctly French about it, but I guess suburbs have that timeless, universal effect of squandering culture. The architecture in the capital is strikingly diverse- there is the strong British colonial presence, mixed in between clusters of post- modern and experimental buildings. One thing that is truly unfortunate about Harare, and probably the whole of Africa (if you'll allow me to generalize) is that the wealthier you are, the higher, sturdier and more electric your fence is. In the wealthy neighborhoods od Harare, Dar, Lusaka and Nairobi, neigbor- to- neigbor contact is minimal, there are no visible lawns, no reckless children playing on the streets. Strolling through them is highly unpleasant, you feel like a tiny mouse wandering through alleyways of large, closed cardboard
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