My big news … TIME EXTENSION!

For those of you who didn’t receive my email, my big news is that I’ve been offered a contract to stay on with Technoserve as a Project Manager, investigating whether it would be profitable to set up a oilseed and livestock feed industry in Mozambique! I'm loving it here so I decided to stick around, and it sounds like a great experience.

So, I won’t be back until May (insert boos and sighs here) …

… Which has brought me back to my favourite stomping ground, Maputo, the capital. Every time I come here, it’s like I’ve grown up a few years …

• When I first got here, I was a nervous (and jetlagged!) young wide-eyed tourist, not knowing what to do. About lots of things.
• Upon my return, I was a consultant again, confidently interviewing people for information.
• On my next trip, I was even more learned, and assumed the role of a teacher-trainer.
• The last time, I was welcomed as the financial expert in the office, able to analyse clients’s business plans in a matter of minutes and make insightful recommendations (synthesized with witty humour).
• And now – I return as a project manager, no longer a volunteer!

What next?! I guess we’ll find out …

Happy Easter
john

Picture: A cross on a hill on a cloudy day in Zimbabwe ...