Nope, this is not a pregnancy announcement, sorry to disappoint! Not only is he such an inspired, energetic, talented, gem of a guy, but he decided to join the team at a time when I desperately needed a little comradery. The exploration trip brought many emotions to light for me, but one of them was just how lonely and isolating the entrepreneurship journey can be at times and will likely continue to be for some time.
Making huge decisions alone is daunting, especially when the bulk of your life savings is involved. The instant Zinyengo came aboard, it was as if a giant boulder was lifted off my chest and I could breathe again. So, in lieu of getting sidetracked, let me introduce you to Zinyengo!
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Zinyengo and I first met in — at the time he was going by the name Frederick, taking it easy on us poor Americans with limited Chitumbuka language skills! Next, he worked on the Luhomero Integrated Rural Development Project where he was utilizing his WASH expertise to mobilize rural communities and educate them on conservation agriculture, among other things. Zinyengo is most definitely the jack-of-all-trades! What he brings to our team is incredibly valuable, for too many reasons to count.
But here are a few. I think so! The path we are headed down is going to unbelievably rocky both literally and figuratively , one where we both have a lot of learning to do. But at the end of the day, I know that together we are ready to tackle this challenge — pachoko pachoko little by little! Hmm is anyone else encountering problems with the pictures on this blog loading?
Any feed-back would be greatly appreciated. These days of austerity and relative anxiety about taking on debt, a lot of people balk up against the idea of utilizing a credit card to make purchase of merchandise or perhaps pay for any occasion, preferring, instead only to rely on this tried as well as trusted means of making transaction — hard cash.
