I'm off to Zimbabwe next week, my first visit since 2006. Can't wait!
Zimbabwe's economy had crumbled to its knees by 2006. My visit then was bittersweet; the joy of a family reunion intersected with the ubiquitous poverty stricken Zimbabwean children and families.
In 2008, eighty percent of Zimbabweans lived below the international poverty threshold of $1.25 per person per day and unemployment had sunk to ninety-four percent by the end of the same year.
The economy has since shown signs of resuscitation as a result of the 2008, Global Political Agreement signed by the Movement for Democratic Change and ZANU PF, the leading party.
I can't wait to see my parents and again. It will be a six-year reunion with siblings.
Happy times!
This blog is about my immigration journey - which began in the late-1990s - from Zimbabwe to the United States of America. I am sharing my experiences with the objective of helping individuals who, similarly to me, may find the immigration process impermeable. I am not an attorney and the contents of this blog do not constitute legal advice.
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