My Life in Africa
Ed Dodge spent much of his childhood in Angola, where his parents were missionaries. Decades later, he returned to Africa, to Zimbabwe, to teach at Africa University. His adventurous journey, which has spanned eight decades and counting, is told in his new book, Family: A Family Doc’s Memoir of Life in Africa and the US. His story will inspire you to think about what you value most in your own life and pursue it for all it’s worth. Order it now from Amazon.com
In these dispatches from Zimbabwe and other African countries, Dr. Dodge offers glimpses into life in 21st-Century Africa.
Most people have a desire to connect with others. Facebook is a major online institution because of this. People around the world join Facebook so they can connect easily with friends and many others. Facebook is a powerful social force because so many millions of people belong to it. The…
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An Eventful June Our family trip to Africa was wonderful (15 of us in 3 generations.) Our first stop was Africa University (AU), where I taught from 2010-15, and where I have many friends and former students. The Old Mutare Mission, which had been important in my family’s history, was…
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We’ve been back four days now, long enough to get over any jet lag and get back into the swing of things at home. Of course, we’re all back at our widely scattered homes in Florida, Indiana, and Texas, but we’re still staying in touch with each other. I’m happy…
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After breakfast Sunday morning, we walked about a mile up to the community church. The service was conducted in Amharic, Ethiopia’s national language. Most of the early part of the service consisted of vibrant singing. The youth were very active, swaying and jumping inches off the ground to the beat…
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Saturday, June 16, 2018 [Note: We had no access to the Internet for two days, so I’m posting this late.] Most of our group was up at 6 AM for a three-mile hike to the foothills of the Guråge mountains, a large chain of mountains just west of Yetebon and the…
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Friday, June 15, 2018 [Note: We were unable to access Wifi for 2 days, so am posting this late.] Today was a travel day from Gondar in north Ethiopia to Yetebon in the south. We had a few places to see in the Gondar area before departing. After breakfast at 6…
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Our hotel in Addis set up a 5 AM breakfast for us this morning so we could get to the airport in time for our flight to Gondar. We made it in time and arrived in Gondar shortly after 8 AM. A large van took us to the Goha Hotel…
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We were up for a 6:30 AM breakfast so we could go for a morning game-viewing safari before heading for Addis. Loading up two open-air Jeep Safari vehicles, we were off to the Zambezi Game Park. The drivers gave each of us a large blanket to shield ourselves from the…
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This morning we were up at the crack of dawn to fly to Victoria Falls. As we approached the falls area, we could see the mist rising from the falls before we landed. Three taxis took our group to the Livingstone Lodge where we had reservations. The manager there gave…
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We piled into the van after breakfast and headed for St. Peter’s church in Mutare about 9 AM. Tom and Tracey Sarimana met us there and reserved the first two front row pews for us. This service is entirely in Shona, so they had church members sit between members of…
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Ed Dodge spent much of his childhood in Angola, where his parents were missionaries. Decades later, he returned to Africa, to Zimbabwe, to teach at Africa University. His adventurous journey, which has spanned eight decades and counting, is told in his new book, Family: A Family Doc’s Memoir of Life in Africa and the US. His story will inspire you to think about what you value most in your own life and pursue it for all it’s worth. Order it now from Amazon.com