Arrival in Zimbabwe

We arrived safely and without incident.

Everything is priced in US dollars—but at inflated prices. It will probably sort itself out eventually, as it was announced officially yesterday that it is now legal to use any currency. However, it is not likely to do so in short order.

The primary school fees are now US$50 per student per term. (Contrasted with $4-5 per term when US dollars were being converted to Zim dollars.) As a result, we are spending twice as much to support only 120 instead of 400.  280 children will be sent home!