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There are, in Portugal, no shortage of refugees and retornados from the former African colonies. Compelled by race, politics, or both, to vacate their sub-Saharan residence following the revolution of 1975, they invariably described pre-war Mozambique and Angola as Elysian paradises of the most idyllic, tropical, variety.
I therefore required little convincing to participate, years later, in Brigham Young University's first International Volunteers program to Mozambique. I would be one of a team of eight to work with a Danish aid group, ADPP, just outside of Maputo. We were to make our own travel arrangements and meet in Maputo on June 21st, the first day of what was to be a great adventure.
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June 21st: Maputo
After three days of planes, trains, little sleep, and the same underwear, Fatima's hostel was like a slice of paradise.
Catch Up On The Journey
June 20th: Arrival in Komatipoort
Meeting some locals leads to a change in travel plans and the first views of the countryside by daylight.
June 19th: Starting Off
Spending seven hours in a freezing train station, inappropriately dressed for a South African winter, is not the best way to start the trip.
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