Day to look around in the city. Strolled to down town from the apartment on foot. First goal was to go to the central market, to collect some cashews and spices and local fabric. Passed by the train station, visited National Art Museum and walked through botanical gardens.
While walking around there were lots of people on the streets, but saw maybe only 10 to 15 white people during the whole day! There are barely any tourists here. Another thing is the attention one gets here :( From the 3 different countries I've visited in Africa, Mozambique is by far the one where I feel most insecure. People are constantly calling you, addressing you, staring at you. You are getting lots of attention and it makes one feel spotted - not a nice feeling. The fact that police is scary and intimidating doesn't help either as one does not feel comfortable addressing them.
In the evening went to a local cinema here. Well actually it was more like a culture house showing a movie through a projector. Movie of the day was called 'Mugabe and the White African'. Was telling about the land reform in Zimbabwe, of how white farmers are made to leave their farms. One white farmer sued Mugabe for it and that is what the documentary talks about.
The movie was quite shocking. Just can't believe all the repression and violence and injustice! People are fighting for their lives and there is no one to help. Police is corrupt and feared for their injustice, government is the one ordering the beatings and deportations, foreign aid is helpless, other countries shrug their shoulders and people keep dying. It is just so horrible. And for what? What is the purpose? Those people have done nothing wrong. There is no humanity left at all, none.
This trip has been a real eye opener. And I didn't think I needed any more of that, thought that I've seen what there is to see, but not even close. That is precisely why I wanted to travel to Africa so bad, I had a feeling that there is no other way to understand all the troubles going on in here than to come and witness it on the spot - to talk to the locals and to ask all the questions and to see the bits and pieces with my own eyes. Just reading the words in articles isn't enough to grasp the reality, to see the bigger picture.
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