Kids

On the weekend we travelled to Buhera, a rural region south of Harare. It was wonderful to dip into rural African life. We were welcomed into Kumusha (a Shona understanding of a real home) and were treated to feasting and living with the Tadzeushe family. The Tadzeushes are Lembas, an ethnic group with Jewish heritage (you can look it up, it's incredible), who showed us amazing hospitality. While we were staying in Buhera one of the goats had twins and our kids adored her kids.

The drought in Zimbabwe has hit families incredibly hard and the reality was in sharp focus in Buhera. Failed crops, family members moving to find work and a much simpler life were all around. The patience and strength of Zimbaweans, surviving and even thriving, is beyond my understanding.

On Monday we made the nine hour trek back home. When we finally reached Harare we had cargo that included three Maynard sisters, a trussed-up chook, two goats (one alive, one not (much to Abbey's disgust)) and sacks and sacks of farm produce.