WALLS THAT KEEP SOME IN AND OTHERS OUT

So, what is the big similarity that I have noticed so far between Dubai (one of the wealthiest places in the world), and Zambia (one of the poorest places in the world)? No Idea? Well it is the walls - yes the tall, solid, stone walls surrounding where people live. In Dubai there are walls surrounding the Royal Palaces (there are many of them), the villas of the extremely rich, and also many hotels and wealthy homes. Those walls are ornate and often heavily decorated.. In Lusaka there are walls too, The fancier, cleaner walls, with some decoration, surround the homes of the richer citizens. Their walls are frequently topped with broken glass. The poor people live behind walls too. In their case those walls are called compounds. They are very plain and utilitarian. However, in all cases in Dubai and in Lusaka, the walls are there to keep the 'bad guys' out. In Dubai they also have the money for the luxury of being able to build their walls for privacy. There is much more we have seen and learned in just a couple of days. But that is for another post. Right now we are sitting in the dining room of our lodge after dinner and listening to a thrilling tropical storm. After a very hot and humid day we are being treated to lightning, thunder and torrential rains. Now won't that be fun in a few days when we begin to build the house that we came to volunteer to build? Off to bed soon singing "Mud, Glorious Mud, dah da da dah ..."