Summary

Part I: Hallo!

Caitlin: September 1997 – Caitlin Stoicsitz was a typical 12-year-old American girl in Mrs. Miller’s seventh grade class at Pennfield Middle School when she heard about Zimbabwe for the first time, and did not even know it existed until the class decided to take on pen pals. Caitlin chose Zimbabwe not only because she had never heard of it, but because it was in Africa, she did not know much about Africa, and because it was the last country on the list. Caitlin lived in suburban Hatfield, Pennsylvania, not far from Philadelphia, where she and her best friend Lauren got Blizzards at Dairy Queen, hung out at the mall, played softball, and went to the roller skating rink. The town itself was known for Hatfield Quality Meats, which often made the entire area smell like garbage and bacon. Caitlin rarely left Hatfield...