Hot Green Tropics

Expatriates sometimes lead a remarkable life in conditions far from their home habits. Hendrik Kortebeen lived in and moved to many tropical countries for the tropical practice in agronomy. The cultures are often at odds with the home culture, with all its consequences that are sometimes humorous, scary and weird. It takes a strong personality to be undamaged by this life. Kortebeen is strong, but falls in love with the beautiful Arit, at a time when interracial marriages were discouraged and barely tolerated. They lived together, sometimes with their children, through all kinds of adventures and states that as strange as they seem, are authentic. Actually, this book is a must for those who wish to form an opinion about development and the true life in rural Africa, and the leaders who so often fail.