leaving Quelimane

things i'd like to remember from the past couple days:
  • getting to see the faces of the people who go out to the field and ensure that the hundreds of people hired for the spray season get the money they deserve. it's a thankless job, arriving on-site by 5am and dealing with argumentative and dishonest people. i'm really impressed.
  • sitting in the kitchen at lunch time, being given the seat of 'honor' and choosing my food first, observing the camaraderie among the staff.
  • dinner poolside at the municipal pool - it's an amazingly well kept restaurant with gorgeous food presentation. wish i had brought my camera to dinner. not super excited that the red wine they brought me was chilled, but the stuffed pork i ordered for dinner and the fried banana with amarula and ice cream for dessert were awesome.
  • watching Juno on TV after dinner and marveling at the power of cable tv to bring things i'd never expect to Africa
  • one of the office helpers going out looking for Mozambican tea for me to bring back for my mom, and him bowing slightly as he gave it to me. (weird.)
i'm tired today, and pretty ready to come home. still really glad i was able to come here, though.

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