Thursday, December 31, 2009

It's Christmas

Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Swine flu and Christmas shopping




4/6th of the family just had their swine flu vaccine taken

Monday, December 21, 2009

The blue mornings


09.40 am. I remembered how early it gets dark in the afternoon, but I had forgotten how late the sun rises in the winter mornings.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Winter Wonderland



On the train from the airport, Christmas holiday in Norway.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Kariba

Mid November I went with friends and friends' friends to the North West of Zimbabwe. After being in Harare for a while, it was lovely seeing some water. Kariba was beautiful! Boat trip on lake kariba, elephants strolling alongside the road on the way home to the lodge in the evening, braaing in the hot evening air, night swimming in the pool, breakfast cooking in the outdoor kitchen and visiting the dam and the border to Zambia. Wonderful weekend.






































The sky of Zimbabwe




Nyanga






Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009

Times are changing

Before I came to Zimbabwe, some people tried to give me a gloomy picture of stores with empty shelves. They were not very updated because when I arrived in Harare what did I find but a well equipped Spar store around the corner? There has been nothing I haven’t been able to find so far, and if you have American dollars, you’ve got it!

It is strange being here now. On the one side it is very comfortable being able to easily access food and toiletries. At the same time, I almost feel like I’ve cheated. I jumped right into the part where those with money can get whatever they want, just like most places in the world. I would probably not have enjoyed not being able to purchase what I wanted when I wanted it, but I do like the idea of everyone having to deal with the same reality.

FK Zim-net meeting 27-28 October 2009

Previous and present Fredkorps participants together with Zimbabwean partners met for the annual meeting at Pandhari Lodge in the outskirts of Harare. After two days of meetings, it was time for cocktails accompanied by a beautiful view.


Saturday, October 31, 2009

October 25, 2009


Sunday, October 25, 2009

October 23, 2009

The Book Cafe

October 22, 2009

Art in my bedroom

October 21, 2009

Smelling the flowers

October 20, 2009




October 19, 2009

October 18, 2009




Sunday, October 18, 2009

October 17, 2009

Wonderful saturday visiting one of the suburbs and eating sadza


October 15, 2009


Beautiful purple Jacaranda trees on the way to work

October 13, 2009

AFRODAD (African Forum and Network on Debt and Development)

My office


October 12, 2009


Harare here I come!