Dar es Salaam City.

Wells finally chose to work in Bulawayo, after all, the city of Bulawayo between Nairobi and Kisan can be said to have the advantages of both at the same time, which is more acceptable, of course, this is also persuaded by his family, they want Wales to be a little more motivated, and Nairobi is obviously saturated and does not have much room for growth.

Wells didn't return home from Europe alone, as well as his German wife and son, after all, having lived in Germany for many years, a high-quality marriage partner like Wells is more popular in itself.

In fact, it is easy for East African migrant students to solve their marriage problems in Germany, because these people are in a good financial situation, and most of them are engaged in "high-end" industries, which are more promising than ordinary workers.

In Dar es Salaam, the person in charge of receiving Wells and others was Immigration Agency officer Adlis.

For returnees like Wells, the government has a special reception location, which is the Talent Apartment in Dar es Salaam.

After opening the door of a room with the key, Adlis introduced: "There are three floors here, your apartment is on the second floor, a family of three people has a room each, a kitchen, two bathrooms and a bathroom, of course, the demand is higher, there is also a family apartment, the one you live in temporarily is a family apartment, it will not be too crowded for five people in this space, this is also the largest apartment." ”

Wells's wife, Mary, was very satisfied, and since she arrived in East Africa with her husband, she completely changed her impression of East Africa, which her husband described as "poor and backward".

"Wells, didn't you say that East Africa was backward? The city of Dar es Salaam alone is estimated to be no worse than Berlin, and we pass through the city of Mombasa, which looks pretty good. ”

"Mary, this is different, just like Berlin is the capital of Germany, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are also the most economically developed areas in East Africa, but the land of East Africa is more than ten times that of Germany, and the inland situation is much worse, especially in Iringa, where I grew up, in fact, there is no difference between the urban area and the towns in Europe, not to mention that I grew up in the countryside of Iringa, and the city of Dar es Salaam is far less than Berlin, which has a population of more than one million, Combined, the two urban districts of Dar es Salaam are probably not as large as half the population of Berlin. ”

"Mr. Wells is right, Berlin should have a population of about 1.5 million, and we have less than 500,000 people in Dar es Salaam, which is already the largest city in East Africa," Adelis said. ”

Marie: "I feel that Dar es Salaam is no worse than Germany in terms of urban construction and living facilities, and you have such a novelty as the tram, which I am afraid is not common in Europe, only in a few big cities. ”

"That's because Dar es Salaam was built late, so the planning and design is more scientific, and this advantage is more obvious to the new city, such as Bulawayo, which you are going to this time, may not have as good economic data as Dar es Salaam, but I think the environment is not much different." Adlis said.

"All in all, this apartment alone is much better than the house we rented in Berlin, and I wonder if that's how it will be treated when we go to Bulawayo?"

"Of course, this kind of talent apartment is the standard in all industrial cities in East Africa, and Bulawayo may just be different in design, but the basic facilities should be the same."

"The city of Bulawayo is an important node on the central railway, we can see on the route map of the central railway station in Dar es Salaam, and the cities that can be marked are generally larger cities, and in recent years, the country has been vigorously developing the province of Matabele, and the development of Bulawayo as the second largest city in the province of Matabele will certainly not be bad."

"Not only the talent apartments, but also the temporary housing of the current migrants has been greatly improved, and all the resettlement sites in East Africa seven years ago have been renovated and rebuilt, including the settlement in Dar es Salaam."

"Mr. Adlis, can I go to the resettlement site and have a look?" Adlis's words intrigued Wells, and the temporary resettlement sites in East Africa were a collective memory of the older generation of East Africans, where his parents lived, so he was eager to see them.

"Of course, but you have to hurry, next Saturday, you are leaving, you can't live here permanently, it will be difficult to visit Dar es Salaam in the future, after all, Bulawayo is far from Dar es Salaam."

The distance between Bulawayo and the city of Dar es Salaam is enough to go abroad in Europe, so Adlis said.

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Subsequently, after processing the luggage, Adlis took Wells to "remember the bittersweet memories".

East African settlements are still using dormitories, but they have been replaced with four-person rooms, and the space has been greatly improved.

A water tower was built on the roof of the dormitory, and running water was connected, which also made each dormitory have its own bathroom, and the canteen was still communal, but the canteen occupied a single building, divided into two floors.

"In East Africa, there is not much clothing and bedding, and the old-fashioned military uniforms that were previously issued have also been replaced by common work styles in the world, and if you don't add labels, you basically can't see the difference with East Africans."

"At the same time, we have also set up language schools specifically for immigrants, which did not exist in East Africa before, and the development of education has allowed us to provide more teacher resources, and there is no longer a need for immigrants to adapt."

"It's a mega community, also known as a 'mega school' by the citizens of Dar es Salaam, which can house 10,000 people a year, but now there are not as many immigrants in Dar es Salaam as there used to be, maybe three or four thousand a year."

"Has East Africa's immigration policy changed now?"

"There are reasons for this, but there are other reasons for the diversion of new port cities, and there are now 18 port cities in East Africa, as opposed to the previous cities of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa."

In Wells's view, the standard of living in East Africa has indeed improved dramatically, and even such temporary settlements have been built quite well, so Bulawayo must be a place to look forward to.

"In the past, East Africa's standards for receiving people have been reshaped, and now those who can settle in East Africa are people with knowledge or skills, which is also a big change in East Africa." Adlis said on the side.

"Of course, the development of East Africa is most intuitive to observe through the railway line, and it just so happens that you are going to Bulawayo through the Central Railway, and you can see the construction of East Africa over the years along the way."

As the Far East of the Immigration Agency, Adlis has been to many places in China, so he is most impressed by the development of East Africa in the past ten years.

The 70s to 80s was a period of great development in East Africa, during which East Africa completed the reshaping of the country, industry and agriculture were vigorously developed, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, road transportation, water conservancy projects, cities and villages and towns can all directly reflect the changes in East Africa.

These achievements were re-displayed to the East African people through newspapers, shaping the collective sense of pride of the new generation and the older generation, and the whole of East Africa was a scene of prosperity.

Of course, in the sky above this prosperous scene, the clouds of war have been thickened, which may burn the entire African continent at any time, and it is also a big test for East Africa after a long period of peace, testing whether East Africa can keep its harvest in addition to being good at construction.

(End of chapter)