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Late Autumn 2008.
Departing from Beijing, nearly 8 hours of air turbulence, exhausted landing at Dubai Airport.
For the first time in my life, I arrived at this legendary shopping paradise, the large waiting hall, the flow of people of various skin colors, and the dazzling goods, which deeply stimulated my nerves and experienced the prosperity, which was a real eye-opening.
Taking advantage of the gap in the waiting plane, in curiosity and freshness, the hall has been visited over and over, Chinese goods, Chinese business billboard information notice boards are also many, seeing these, the heart suddenly feels inexplicably kind, as well as the pride of the heart.
Looking at the bustling scene in front of you, a word gushed out of his brain, Howe!
At the cigarette counter, I bought a few Yuxi and Huazi, as well as Marlboro and 555.
Pay in US dollars, the coin to find change can not understand, it should be the uae's country.
My poor spoken English, limited English vocabulary, can cope with simple daily life communication, in the entrance and exit gate, boarding pass, boarding gate and shopping, etc., although the language is not refined, but it did not make me out of the woods, but let me feel the importance of understanding English after going abroad for the first time.
After transiting through Dubai, the skin color of the passengers on board changed seriously, most of them were black races, and the yellow and white were sparsely sparse.
My seat is by the window, and the next seat is a middle-aged black man of about 40. There were a few simple conversations, where they came from, where they went, and they couldn't remember anything else, and they should be very few.
Because I was sitting next to each other, I also met my black friends for the first time, their skin color, body odor, eating style, and demeanor, which were more or less different from those in the book (I will talk about it slowly later).
After more than 7 hours of suffering, it landed slowly at accra capital airport at noon in the local area.
The process of landing is quite wonderful. Through the window, I felt the sky outside, clear and transparent, but there were a few white clouds (the soft white in the real sense), as if within reach, the plane descended very slowly, very quietly, giving me enough time to enjoy the beauty outside the plane. Through the scattered clouds, I was like inserting wings and landing slowly from the Heavenly Palace, although I went back and forth many times over the years, but in the memories of many years later, only this first feeling was comfortable and wonderful.
There are many firsts in life, and these firsts are more or less placed on the symbols and unique marks of our special periods, so that they will never be forgotten and often remembered.
After landing, the plane's diversion was actually dragged by a domestic tractor, which was very surprising.
After getting off the plane, the sun was shining directly, the air around me seemed to be flowing, the heat wave was like entering the steamer, like a sauna, sweat suddenly gushed out, suddenly wet all over the body, full of sweat, but the air was clear, clear, although super hot, but breathing was unusually smooth.
After arriving at the waiting hall, there were domestic colleagues to pick up, so the various procedures were simple and smooth, and the immigration director led us, walking as if it were a special passage, and after taking the luggage, we quickly got on the Nissan pickup truck that picked us up. Of course, the relevant personnel who handled the process did not tip them less.
From the time the plane landed, my fresh, exciting, thrilling African gold rush dream began.
After that, my five years of gold rush were like a blockbuster movie, the curtain was slowly opening, and the excitement began to be staged.
(The memory of my African gold rush years officially begins here, and I don't know how long it will take to write it, but I will use my pen to remember those wonderful moments in Africa, which is a perfect explanation for my gold panning in Africa.) ）
Corner of Dubai Airport departure hall
Dubai Airport Shopping Paradise
First day of arrival in Ghana