Big River

I'm back in Maputo after a week on the Zambezi River. It was quite a trip, with broken roads, potholes that could swallow an elephant, a road full of baboons, and a friendly how-de-do from a little scorpion that decided to explore my foot. Thankfully, it was too small to sting (I think) and I was able to carefully remove it without incident using a quick flick of the ankle.

It was good to get back in the field. Spending too much time in Maputo made me forget that Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, and that there are places where people are struggling just to get a meal or two each day.

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I still haven't figured it out. For some reason, when I initiate a session in Blogger, the commands, layout, etc... show up in English. At other times, the system recognizes that I'm signing in from a Mozambican IP address, and everything comes up in Portuguese. No major drama, but it's interesting to note that when I viewed my profile I found out that the Portuguese translation of my industria, which is listed in English as non-profit, is "Sem fins lucrativos." This literally translates to, "without profitable purpose." A little disconcerting.