Praia Morena, Benguela
Oh, Angola. I returned today and immediately have a headache. Coinicidence? I blame it on Luanda. It is oppressively hot and my cell phone refuses to work. Sigh.
Jo'burg was a nice place to visit. I shopped quite a bit and found things to make me happy in Lobito, like a corkscrew and cous-cous. I wish I could say I went on wonderful outings and discovered the spirit of South Africa, but I pretty much stuck to the hotel in my two free days. I was just so exhausted from a week of meetings and travel that the air-conditioned room and hot showers were enough to make it a nice trip.
I'll be glad to get back to Lobito, especially to my new apartment which I spent all of one weekend in before leaving. Of course, I will only get to spend one and a half weeks in it before I leave for Zambia for another regional meeting.
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Isn't it odd the things one misses when abroad and the joy in finding the familiar?!
Regular Cheerios and plastic bags with the little zippers are impossible to find here, and so a care package stuffed with them is as good as gold (well, almost).
And when I'm really desperate I can head over to Lupe Pintos to pick up Tex-Mex/Mexican/Carribean/S. American foods like proper torillias and taco spice and monteray jack cheese. Which is where I'm off to now...
Adios for now
Kate
Sounds like you are getting a lot of free travel with your new position! That is really cool (and the best way to go). I wonder what Zambia will be like. I read that it is somewhat of a travel destination now, if you are willing to rough it a bit.
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