Joyfully We Go
May 07, 2025 Joyfully, we go. Joyfully, we go. by Julie Arman The morning sunlight sends its glowing streak through our mosquito net, I can hear the loud birds outside our window. The fan is on and half on us. Still half conscious I feel like this must be another dream: there is no hot water coming from the shower and a smoke smell is coming from outside our window, welcome to the warm heart of Africa! This doesn’t sound too appealing to some but this is part of the TIA (This Is Africa) moments! I love the simplicity of this life and the slowness of it all. I love going outside in our backyard. I love the trees and the Southern African birds (yes even the annoying crows on our roof!) I love the colorful Chitenje Cloth and the unpaved crazy roads and potholes, it is almost the end of the rainy season after all. Looking out the car window, the chaos is here, full of passing over packed minibuses on our left trying to avoid bikes and pedestrians. Driving here isn’...