Lessons from abroad

A visit to Tanzania proves to be educational with its fascinating history, cultural diversity and spectacular wildlife. The sense of pride of its people who overcame adversity and are thriving on its natural resources is palpable and something the rest of us could take a page from. 

VISITING a new country brings a degree of caution: regardless of how much research you do beforehand, nothing really prepares you for the actual sounds, sights and smells that await, ready to overturn assumptions. It’s particularly disorienting if a youthful imagination has taken hold before arriving: when I first visited London as a child, I was expecting to see streets paved with gold, so taken was I by the story of Dick Whittington and his cat.