We have just returned from six days in Zimbabwe. Truly, it is a "Failed State".
But. The people we met have not failed. Amidst currency collapse and violent turmoil, they were kind to us, honorable, and willing to work - hard.
Hwange National Park was once a gem of the African national parks. We saw rangers ... thin, wary and hard from malnutrition ... tending the camps or on bush patrol with ancient AK-47's to protect the elephants and rhinos from poachers. Imagine this ... these rangers and attendants tried their hardest to make us feel comfortable .... and welcome in our visit. Tragic. Ironic. Absurd. It nearly overwhelmed us. We bear witness to the crime of poverty, the nobility of spirit in Zimbabwe.
We shall not forget it.
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