I’m writing from Leuven, Belgium on a hot summer day. We are all impatiently waiting for some rain.
Life has been good. I’ve enjoyed time with my daughter and partner. Also going back to Congo to work. It’s good to get breaks from there but of course I miss it. So does my partner who loves Matadi and her non profit there, Mama Lufuma. They just completed a family planning campaign with a lot of success, more than 2000 women impacted.
Winge Golf and Country Club near Leuven was very dry. A tough course with many hidden tee boxes. I lost a lot of balls!Cycling in the Flemish countryside Provinciaal Domein park near LeuvenThe forest in Booischot with many cycling trailsFarm animals are everywhere hereVisiting a play museum in Mechelen with my daughterSightseeing in Leuven with LilyVisiting the botanical garden in Leuven. One of the oldest in Belgium. It is very well maintained.Gent during the festivities (Gentse Feesten)Cycling is very popular. You can go all the way to Berlin all alone and sleep in a tent almost anywhere. It’s safe (apparently!).The “Sea of Rotselaar”, Meer van Rotselaar, a lake near Leuven. Only 9 euros. London from the skyGolfing at Rory McIrloy’s home club, Holywood Golf ClubGifts from Congo for our hosts in Northern Ireland The waterfront in Belfast Posing with art sculptures commemorating the workers who built the Titanic in Belfast.My grandfather, Sultanali Hasham Lalji NooraniMy dad’s family with my great grandfather “Bapa”, Hasham in the center and my great grandmother Rehmat on the right, they called her “Ma”.Making the custom bracelets in Kinshasa before the flight. They are there near the Brussels Airlines office everyday.Honey from Kolokoso we received from a nun from there as a gift for help we gave her NGOA quick stop at Mbuji-Mayi airport from Kolwezi to KinshasaThe CAA flight from Kolwezi to Kinshasa was surprisingly stress free but a bit long, especially waiting for the bags in Kinshasa.First class meal in CAA. Not quite first class.The new airport in Kolwezi seems like overkillOf course, a thank you message to the president on the TVs must be communicatedMy dad in front of the airport Brand new roads in Kolwezi to the airportChurches are alive and well in KolweziTelecom towers are everywhere The Lubumbashi golf courseMassive traffic jams in Lubumbashi Bienvenue looking very stylish in KinshasaWith one of the few golf pros in Kinshasa, Augustin Kafumpa who just got back from 2 weeks of training in Belgium.Our driver G, and his father who took a 3 week boat trip from Bumba to Kinshasa in very tough conditions. A brave man.The Kinshasa golf clubKinshasa seen from the Congo RiverThe exclusive Majestic Yacht Club in KinshasaA busy Congolese painting at Chacha bar as you go up the stairs
Emilio in Congo (DRC) 
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