The author Annelies grew up in Zurich, where she attended a girls' secondary school and learned a great deal about art and culture. During the holidays, she visited the diverse art of Italy with her family, unaware of what strange things life still had in store for her. Later, after completing her vocational training as a medical laboratory technician, she met her future husband Urs, an independently minded doctor, and her outlook on life changed for many years as she experienced the vastness of the unforgettable world of East Africa....

A fascinating insight into the diary entries of a Swiss woman born in Zurich, which convey an authentic and enchanting impression of the turbulent life in Tanzania.
Informative, exciting, touching.