Wednesday I woke up early and planned to walk to Adziwa. Tovia said she wanted to meet me there so we could go over some things regarding current projects and new ideas. I didn’t feel great when I got up. I decided to walk anyway and figured maybe after the walk I would feel better….
Tuesday morning Liz was scheduled to leave. She is heading to Ghana to visit the village she lived in when she was in the Peace Corps. She was sad to leave Malawi, but excited for her next adventure. We had breakfast with Jess and before long it was time for her to say her goodbyes…
Monday morning was busy. The sound of suitcases rolling up to the main center and lots of chatter could be heard. Everyone feeling a bit anxious about the long flights ahead and about saying goodbye to new friends and this beautiful place. The team wandered up to breakfast after showers and packing up those last…
Sunday when we returned to the village we had to say goodbye to Eddie our driver. We had only been with him 3 days, but the group really enjoyed him. Lots of hugs and a group picture had to be taken. Then we were all excited to greet the staff at the village who we…
Wednesday and Thursday proved to both be busy days! Teaching for the teachers as well as sports day with the kids at the school. The last couple of teaching days tend to be the best. I wish these trips were a few days longer because I see volunteers finally get into a good groove the…
Tuesday finally felt like a normal day here! I was feeling a bit better knowing Tamweka was in the hospital and knowing that I could be here doing things with my team. We woke up at the regular 6am time and all began getting ready for the day. Breakfast is always fun with this group…
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…
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