Originally Posted by chrisoldbury

Hi, currently sitting in northern India but born at Lady Chancellor hospital, Salisbury and went to Greystone Park primary prior to our family leaving to SA a long time age. I am a gemmologist, have lived full time 14 months in Jaipur, Rajasthan plus 7 years in Bangkok previously. Everybody seems to be going the other way but I am thinking about trying my hand back in Zim. Had a few experiences back in Africa, most recently prospecting in Uganda 2 years ago but didnt work out. Hope to get some info and just say hello to fellow expats.

Originally Posted by Adambt

Hello, I'm Adam
I'm from the UK studying theology in Cape Town with my wife (who is Zimbabwean). We've been here since January 2012, living in a foreign land can be confusing at times. Hoping to use this forum to learn from other's experiences and hopefully help others too.

Originally Posted by ededed

Good evening chaps, welcome (and welcome back) to Africa and the BE African forum. It's been quiet in here lately - feel free to post any comments / questions about your experiences....

Good luck,

Ed

Originally Posted by Daxk

Thanks Ed, I keep on getting emails from Absa and Standard Bank saying I have a couple of million in EFT transfers and could they have my account and pin details so they can transfer it over... I can only imagine you must have won the Brit Lottery and have deciced to share the Love, thank you very very much, its very kind of you!

Originally Posted by ededed

Hey Daxk, glad you got them. I also named you as chief beneficiary in my will - I know that Guinness is getting more expensive these days!

Originally Posted by Daxk

Thanks Ed, you have been in Africa too long, what will I do with two wives and your 17 children...Thanks for the thought tho, appreciate it.

Originally Posted by ededed

Rough with the smooth mate, the kids can be put to work, the wives came with large lobola and are still working off the debt. Enjoy.

Originally Posted by ededed

By the way, autocorrect didn't like lobola....that could have been a very different post....

Originally Posted by Daxk

let me guess, ended in bia?
valid for autocorrect.

Originally Posted by ededed

Bingo.

Originally Posted by Daxk

amazing thing about Latin, never leaves you.

Originally Posted by ededed

Well, when you were at school that was the only language we had

Originally Posted by Mitzyboy

No one is that old, surely

Originally Posted by Daxk

we knew Ed as Climus Maximus.

Originally Posted by Mitzyboy

No one is that old, surely