i forgot to mention the ride to catandica was almost 6 hours! there were 11 of us, crammed like sardines in an ambulance from beira to chimoio (where we made a brief pit-stop) and chimoio to catandica. it was suprisingly fun! 8 of the 11 were patients who'd had VVF (fistulas) repairs in beira that were too complicated for the rural hospitals. mostly we were chatting and they were all pointing things out to me in the countryside. hooray for no motion sickness (i cheated, i took the dramamine)!
the ride back to chimoio from catandica yesterday was great! it was just the driver, tecnica and i (she just wanted to make sure i made it to the airport in chimoio safely), and i got to see the whole agricultural area (sugar cane, tobacco, maize) and mountain range. it was gorgeous. i was really glad to have seen it during the day time; i didn't get to see it on the way to catandica, because by the time we got to that part of the trip, it was already pitch-black and i didn't see anything. beyond that mountain range is zimbabwe!
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