From• To: "Jeffrey E." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Thank you, Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 23:02:32 +0000 Dear Jeffrey, I hope that you have had a good day! First of all, I am very sorry that I could not get back to you sooner. I do realize that this email is quite long (needless to write - only read it if you have the time!), and that you might already know what I have written. Nevertheless, here are some more details from my trip to Zimbabwe. When I told my parents that I planned to travel to Harare, they were not too excited and sent me quite a few articles about why I should not travel to Zimbabwe. For example, both the Swedish and Finish embassies warn against traveling there due to political unrest, demonstrations, and different diseases (AIDS, malaria, hepatitis A and B, etc). However, when traveling around Zimbabwe and walking around in Harare, mostly alone, I actually felt quite safe. This was also the opinion of other White people who are living there (mostly diplomats or people working at NGOs) to whom I spoke. Obviously, I was not out after the sundown; I did not take photos of Mugabe's policemen, and, of course, I was cautious. Nevertheless, I was surprised at how safe I felt: indeed, in contrast to everything I had read. The people living in Zimbabwe are extremely kind and helpful; many people who have visited the county claim that people there are the kindest people in the world. Obviously, hard to know — but all the people I met were extremely kind, helpful, warmhearted, and polite. In comparison to other African countries, Zimbabwe has an extremely well developed educational system. Zimbabwe has the highest adult literacy rate in Africa — around 90%. Parents - from upper, middle, or lower class families — take great pride in sending their children to school or teaching their children themselves. Furthermore, the educational system in Zimbabwe is recognized as being one of the best in Africa. It is so well recognized (I was