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It has been way too long since my last post! I have been busy with both work and play, and have much to share! I’m starting with the highlights from the “play” category, because of course! But also, writing is not an easy exercise for me, especially writing about myself, so I am really challenging Read more

This weekend’s hike was much more tame than last weekend’s. There was hardly any bushwhacking and absolutely no rock scrambling. In fact, there was a rather discernible trail for most of it, quite the luxury when hiking here in Zim! I was incredibly appreciative of the more low key hike this weekend given that I Read more

A couple of weekends ago I visited Mbare, a high-density suburb of Harare. I had been warned about visiting the area by one of the drivers at HIT, who said that he does not like visiting the area because of thieves. So I was quite apprehensive when a friend that I met through my former Read more

My last hike in Zim was in the same area as my second hike in Zim. It is fun going back to the same areas and exploring just slightly different paths and hills. A hike along the same trail heading in a different direction can feel like a completely new experience given the change in Read more

One of the most common questions I had from people before I left for Zim was what the food here was like. Honestly, I didn’t know much about Zim cuisine before I arrived. I have already shared in a previous post that the staple food of the country is sadza, which is a corn porridge Read more

My first two weeks of teaching at HIT have been busy! In addition to teaching, I was asked to review paper submissions for an upcoming research symposium as well as to evaluate PhD proposals. I also volunteered to judge a science fair! But before I talk about these extracurriculars, I have to talk about final Read more