Today we visited a traditional Shona village outside Mutare, where Emma's family lives. Emma is a friend of Archie & Blessing and the caretaker at Ann's guesthouse where we are staying in Mutare. Emma's youngest daughter, Debbie (2) , lives with her in town, while her other children live with their grandmother in the village. We took a minibus out of town in the morning and met Emma's other children: Amanda (16), Takunda (14), Pride (12), and her nephew Dashinga (2). We spent the day walking around to the other villager's homes and visiting with them.
Everyone was so kind and welcoming (and I'm apologizing in advance as it's now hard to recall everyone's names!). They showed us their gardens, as many practice subsistence farming and have little need to go into town but for minor supplies such as soap and cooking oil. A few had electricity thanks to small solar panels, so we were introduced to a favorite Zim artist, Macheso (we bought the cd to listen to at home we loved it so much!) It was a great afternoon! Afterwards we had lunch with Emma, her mother and children and were stuffed the rest of the day. The ride back into Mutare was interesting as we had to wait by the side of the road for a minibus to pick us up. We declined the first few rides as they were too expensive, but finally caught a ride in a small van filled with 23 people! I laughed internally as I read the sign that said "15 passengers maximum" inscribed on the wall and looked around to see all the adults squeezed in together and the children sitting on each other's laps! The entire day was such a unique experience this blog update won't properly do it justice but when we get home we'll share the video of Takunda and Christine dancing to Macheso! See
more photos.
Today we visited a traditional Shona village outside Mutare, where Emma's family lives. Emma is a friend of Archie & Blessing and the caretaker at Ann's guesthouse where we are staying in Mutare. Emma's youngest daughter, Debbie (2) , lives with her in town, while her other children live with their grandmother in the village. We took a minibus out of town in the morning and met Emma's other children: Amanda (16), Takunda (14), Pride (12), and her nephew Dashinga (2). We spent the day walking around to the other villager's homes and visiting with them. 
Everyone was so kind and welcoming (and I'm apologizing in advance as it's now hard to recall everyone's names!). They showed us their gardens, as many practice subsistence farming and have little need to go into town but for minor supplies such as soap and cooking oil. A few had electricity thanks to small solar panels, so we were introduced to a favorite Zim artist, Macheso (we bought the cd to listen to at home we loved it so much!) It was a great afternoon! Afterwards we had lunch with Emma, her mother and children and were stuffed the rest of the day. The ride back into Mutare was interesting as we had to wait by the side of the road for a minibus to pick us up. We declined the first few rides as they were too expensive, but finally caught a ride in a small van filled with 23 people! I laughed internally as I read the sign that said "15 passengers maximum" inscribed on the wall and looked around to see all the adults squeezed in together and the children sitting on each other's laps! The entire day was such a unique experience this blog update won't properly do it justice but when we get home we'll share the video of Takunda and Christine dancing to Macheso! See more photos.
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