Back at the village Monday night we had a speaker coming from the ministry of education to talk to the group. All of the volunteers told me about their day at the school and it seemed as if things had begun to “click”. Everyone felt more comfortable and things were moving along. Greg was excited…
Monday came and we all got up early for our first day back teaching. We enjoyed our walk as we always do. The weather has been beautiful! I went to the school with the teachers and got them settled, then walked with Greg to Adziwa to get him working with the building crew. He was…
Saturday morning we left the village for town. We first headed to the monument in town where Malawis first president is buried. The group had a tour of the monument and learned all about president Kamuzu Banda. Learning about him really does teach people how Malawi came to be the way it is. He is…
Volunteers had their first day of work Thursday. Everyone was excited to get up early and prepare for the walk to the school. We planned to leave at 7 in order to arrive at the school by 7:45. The walk was great! All the children in the village loved seeing the new group of volunteers…
Wednesday was going to be an easy day. Just picking up the rest of the volunteers from the airport and getting them all settled here in the village. As it turns out, it was a day that felt like three! I woke up early and got myself together because I had scheduled a meeting with…
Tuesday was not a very eventful day. As I said in the last blog I woke up a bit late, but other than that the morning was easy. I walked up to the lodge after breakfast to check emails and try and post yesterday’s blog. Once I arrived there I struggled with the internet being…
I have arrived in Malawi and begun settling in. It seems that this journey felt much longer than in years past. Maybe it was my anticipation, maybe it was that I traveled alone or maybe I am getting older and these long flights just aren’t as easy anymore! It has taken me two nights to…
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