by Zoe Hanslip | Aug 21, 2022 | Life in Mozambique, school
Regular routine and consistency in a familiar environment is good for children, right? Well, I hope not – or more precisely, I hope that is not necessary, because constant change, varying routines and new experiences is more what our girls have been exposed to, and...
by Zoe Hanslip | Oct 24, 2021 | Life in Mozambique, Near Maputo
We recently went to our maid Laura’s “lobolo”. After much confusion about what she was inviting us to “I am going to marry my husband, Mum” and consultation from Julia (our HR director) and Filipe (my boss) we finally worked out that we had been invited to a lobolo...
by Zoe Hanslip | Aug 15, 2021 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Underwater wildlife
After a period of staying home most weekends, as a result of Covid related restrictions, we felt it was time to get out again and find out what we could do despite beaches being closed and restaurants only opening for lunch. We returned to Sky Island, a favourite...
by Zoe Hanslip | Jul 18, 2021 | Life in Mozambique, UK
We had a fantastic visit home to the UK in June and you’ll hear a lot about that on some blogs to follow (and Sam has already written about the delights of hotel quarantine). Pre-empting those comments, and to avoid this more downbeat blog implying we didn’t love...
by Zoe Hanslip | Jan 31, 2021 | Life in Mozambique, Work
I haven’t written much in these blogs about working in Mozambique, so perhaps I should. The advice that lots of people gave me before I came was not to assume anything. I took that on board and I think I arrived genuinely quite open-minded; certainly nothing I found...
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