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Thursday morning everyone was happy to sleep in. I woke up around 7 had some coffee and wandered around the property a bit. Once it was time for breakfast I went around and woke everyone up. The bus had to be packed, the group needed to eat and I had to meet with everyone to…

Wednesday night we had our cultural presentation from Francewell. He is a local man who offers lectures in Malawian traditions and culture. The group really seemed to enjoy learning about the Malawian way of life. It is all very eye opening and makes you look at the adults and children in such a new way….

All of us were up with the sun this morning. Ate our eggs and toast, collected our sporting equipment donations and off we went! We arrived at the school just as all the students were rolling in. You can imagine with 4000 students they can never all arrive at once. There seems to be constant…

What a day!! The teachers had their first introduction to Kauma school. We all gathered EARLY for our 6am breakfast and then headed off for the 2 mile walk to the school. This first walk is always fun. The volunteers get to meet all the people in the surrounding villages and they get to cross…

So for everyone who is waiting for news from the group here it is! The group had a quick introduction to life in Malawi and travel to Africa. We were late for our fist flight due to problems at check in. We had a lovely relaxed lay over in Washington DC and met Gretchen our…

Have you ever heard someone say that when you put an idea or wish out into the universe it will find its way to you? This exciting project came to With Change In Mind that very way. I was having a conversation with my daughter Lauren, who is currently a sophomore in high school, and…

Trips for 2014 have started to come together. Wonderful things are in store for our volunteers and for the communities we will be working in. If you are interested in our “open trip” those dates will be July 11th-28th. This trip is limited to 15 people and spots will fill! For the first time we…

Travel day is typically spent just relaxing in the morning and then heading to the airport a few hours before the flights. Today though we had to get to Adziwa and see if we had water pumping! I was up early trying to pack and organize. We all had breakfast together and then gathered our…