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Old 5th Apr 2005, 20:28
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james ozzie
 
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Life in Luanda

Suggest you visit Angola/Loo-loos before committing to work there.

I had occasion to make few shortish visits about 2 years ago & I found I really had to make some adjustments to my mindset - acceptance of such a run down place, unreliable water, sewage & electricity, mind numbing bureaucracy & inefficiency, traffic chaos & deadly roads, incredibly high cost of residential accommodation etc etc.

I know it is easy to whine about conditions in Africa but ones own attitude is a very important factor. I accept that with all my whining, there are plenty of "first world" people in Angola who are coping just fine because they had a better attitude than mine. I also accept that if you are working for the US based oil companies you may be sheilded from the frustrations of daily life in Angola.

The happeist place that I have seen on the planet earth? The International departures lounge at LooLoos airport!

Good luck with your plans
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