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  • Lake trip for the weekend

    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…

  • Tamweka

    Friday was another day of teaching for the teachers. From what I heard from them it sounded like they were able to settle in a bit more and all felt comfortable in the classroom. I was not able to spend the day at the school. After taking the teachers up to the school I walked…

  • Teaching!

    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…

  • And so it begins…

    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…

  • A quiet day

    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…

  • First Days

    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…

  • Community Learning Center

      Our biggest project this summer will be the construction of the Community Learning Center Adziwa (click to learn more). This is the orphan community we have been working with for the past four years. We are so excited about this building and we just know it is going to mean BIG things for this community! The…