The logo on my car refuses to stay white.
Gradually it has taken colour after the red dust, and it won't go off, even after lots of rain.
Metaphorically speaking: Not too sure if it symbolises the rest of the NGO I work for.
Lakini, personally I do feel that it is more difficult getting the dust off than getting dusty. It is easier coming to Africa, than returning. It is easier summing up what Africa has changed in me, than what I have changed in Africa.
I know some of you will laugh, but months ago I collected a little bag of red soil from the Kilimanjaro region, where the soil is blindingly red. They have my favourite colour soil in that area, and Kilimanjaro is one of the most astounding places in Africa. To take with me home and stare at when I am going to blend in with the Danish landscape.
Does red African soil fade over time if you move it out of its original environment?
