Chapter 711 Return
Dar es Salaam.
Wells finally chose to work in Bulawayo. After all, Bulawayo, which is between Nairobi and Kisan City, can be said to have the advantages of both, making it easier for people to accept. , of course, this also comes from the persuasion of his family. They prefer Wells to make progress, but Nairobi is obviously saturated and does not have much room for improvement.
Wells did not return from Europe alone, he also had his German wife and son. After all, he had lived in Germany for many years, and high-quality marriage partners like Wells were more popular in themselves.
In fact, it is easy for East African migrant workers to solve their marriage problems in Germany, because these people are in good economic status, mostly engaged in "high-end" industries, and have more prospects than ordinary workers.
In the city of Dar es Salaam, the person responsible for receiving Wells and other personnel was Edlis, a staff member of the Immigration Department.
The government has a special reception place for returning talents like Wells, which is the Talent Apartment in Dar es Salaam.
After Edlis took the key and opened the door of a room, he introduced: "There are three floors here in total. Your apartment is on the second floor. Each family of three has a room, one kitchen, two bathrooms and one bathroom. , of course, there are family apartments that are in higher demand. The one you are temporarily living in is a family apartment. It will not be too crowded for five people in this space. This is also the largest apartment.”
Wells’ wife Mary was very satisfied. After she arrived in East Africa with her husband, she completely changed her impression of East Africa, which her husband called “poor and backward”.
"Wells, didn't you say that East Africa is very backward? Dar es Salaam alone is probably not much worse than Berlin. We also passed through Mombasa in the middle, which looks pretty good too."< br>
"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. However, the land area of East Africa is more than ten times that of Germany, and the situation in the interior is much worse. , especially the city of Iringa where I grew up. In fact, there is no difference between the urban area and the towns in Europe. What’s more, I am in Iringa. Those who grew up in urban and rural areas, and the city of Dar es Salaam, are far inferior to Berlin. Berlin has a population of more than one million. I am afraid that the two urban areas of Dar es Salaam combined are not as big as Berlin. More than half of the population."
Adliss said: "Mr. Wells is right, the population of Berlin should be about 1.5 million. , Our city of Dar es Salaam has a population of less than half a million, and this is already the largest city in East Africa.”
Mary: “I feel that Dar es Salaam is under urban construction and life. Facilities are no worse than those in Germany, and you also have novelty things like trams, which I’m afraid are not common in Europe except in a few big cities. Only the city has it.”
“That’s because Dar es Salaam was built late, so the planning and design are more scientific. This advantage becomes more obvious in newer cities, such as this time you are going. The economic data of Bulawayo may not be as good as that of Dar es Salaam, but I think the environment is not much different,” Edlis said.
“All in all, the living environment in this apartment is much better than the house we rented in Berlin. I want to know if this will be the same when we go to Bulawayo?”
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"Of course, this kind of talent apartment is standard in various industrial cities in East Africa. Bulawayo may just have a different design, but the basic facilities should be the same."
"Bulawayo City is on the Central Railway We can see the important nodes of Dar es Salaam on the route map of the Central Railway Station in Dar es Salaam. The cities that can be marked are generally relatively large cities, and the country has been vigorously developing in recent years. Matabele Province, Bulawayo, as the second largest city in Matabele Province, will definitely not be bad in development. "
"Not only the talent apartments, but also the temporary residences for immigrants have been greatly improved. Seven years ago, all immigration settlements in East Africa were renovated and rebuilt, including the city of Dar es Salaam. resettlement site”
"Mr. Adlis, can I go to the resettlement site and have a look?" Adlis' words aroused Wells's interest. The temporary resettlement sites in East Africa are the collective memories of the older generation in East Africa. His His parents lived here before, so he wanted to see it.
"Of course, but you have to hurry up. Next Saturday, you will leave and you will not be able to live here permanently. It will be very difficult to visit Dar es Salaam in the future. After all, Bra Wayo is quite far from the city of Dar es Salaam ”
The distance between Bulawayo and Dar es Salaam is enough to travel abroad in Europe, so Edlis said. ...
Later, after taking care of the luggage, Edlis took Wells to "remember the bitterness and sweetness".
The East African immigration settlements still use collective 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 connected to running water. This also allows each dormitory to have an independent bathroom. The cafeteria is still public, but the cafeteria occupies an exclusive building and is divided into Two floors.
"You don't need too many clothes and bedding in East Africa. The old-fashioned military uniforms that were issued in the past have been replaced by common workwear styles in the world. If you don't add labels, you can basically not tell the difference from East Africans."
“At the same time, we have also established language schools specifically for immigrants, which did not exist in East Africa before. The development of education allows us to provide more teacher resources, and immigrants no longer need to adapt.”
< br>“This is a very large community, also called a ‘super large school’ by the citizens of Dar es Salaam. It can house 10,000 people every year. However, the number of immigrants in Dar es Salaam is no longer It used to be more, maybe only three to four thousand people every year."
"Has the immigration policy in East Africa changed now?"
"There is this reason, but there are other new port cities that are diverted. The reason is that there are currently 18 port cities in East Africa, instead of only Dar es Salaam and Mombasa having the capacity to undertake it before. ”
In Wells's view, the living standards in East Africa have indeed been greatly improved. Even the temporary resettlement sites are well constructed, so Bulawayo is definitely a place worth looking forward to.
"The previous standards for accepting people in East Africa have been reshaped. Now those who can settle in East Africa are talented people with knowledge or skills. This is also a big change in East Africa." Edlis introduced at the side road.
“Of course, the development of East Africa can be most intuitively observed through the railway line. You happen to be going to Bulawayo via the Central Railway. Along the way, you can see the construction situation in East Africa over the years.”< br>
As the Immigration Agency for the Far East, Edlis has been to many places in the country, so he is the most sensitive to the development of East Africa in the past decade or so.
The 1970s to the 1980s was a period of great development in East Africa. During this period, East Africa completed the reshaping of the country. Industry and agriculture were vigorously developed, including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, road transportation, water conservancy projects, cities Villages and towns can directly reflect the changes in East Africa.
These construction achievements were displayed to East African citizens through newspapers, shaping the collective sense of honor of the new and older generations of citizens, and the entire East Africa was a prosperous scene.
Of course, over this prosperous scene, the clouds of war have gathered, which may set the entire African continent on fire at any time. At the same time, it is also a big test for East Africa after a long period of peace. In addition to being good at construction, East Africa can also Whether to keep the fruits of their harvest.
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