Long lost friend....
I am so happy to find a long lost friend. When I was in Tanzania from Oct 95 - Oct 96, Suhas Sawant was also an other expat working for the same company that I worked for. He and I became really good friends. Till Sawant's family joined him, he too was a bachelor and gave us good company. We had a lot of fun. Sawant was kind a of friend, philosopher and guide to all of us a bunch of bachelor which included expats like me and many local gujju bhais who have made East Africa their home for several decades. It was the time of my life. Laid back life style, good mix of Indian and African cultures, sense of total out of the world (literally), beautiful beaches of Indian Ocean, nightlong club hopping over the week end, sleeping all Saturday etc. Maaan....what a life it was......it was little too soon to settle down there, so I moved out and came to USA to pursue my career but if I ever want to retire Africa will be the place to retire. Tanzania may not be the best but I would like to check out some islands such as Mauritius/Seychelles.....

Btw, Sawant has been lucky to be able to continue working in Africa. After working in Tanzania for 5 years till 2000, now he is in Nigeria. Good for him. He founds me thru my website and sent me an e-mail....how happy that made me.....looking forward to speaking to Sawanti.......that's how kallus in Tanzania used to make his last name and we used to tease him Mr.Sawanti........

Cheers!