ZIMBABWE TRIP - October 17-26 The next Friday I boarded a big bus to head out on my big Zimbabwean adventure. I know most of you think it was positively insane to go to Zimbabwe at this time, but before departing I had spoken to plenty of Zimbabweans, including a colleague of mine at UNHCR, Ennie, who assured me that I would be perfectly fine. Zimbabwe was not dangerous, especially not for foreigners, although most people were living under very difficult conditions. Ennie even put me in touch with her family, who live in Harare, and let me borrow a Zimbabwean SIM card since I would never be able to get one upon arrival (there are months-long waiting lists for numbers). Needless to say I was the only foreigner on the bus, which was occupied primarily
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