Today was my last full day here in Malawi. This morning I woke up quite early again and took the opportunity to go have a cup of coffee with my good friend Guy. He owns the lodge here and the entire property. He and I get along quite well and I always know I can…
Yesterday was our last full work day here in Malawi. I woke up about 5:30 and began cleaning up my little hut. It was time to pack up and move up to the lodge once we were done working. We had our breakfast, gathered some donations to leave at the kindergarten and headed out on…
We woke up before the sun today. The first day I was able to see the sunrise on this trip. It was beautiful and a wonderful way to start the day. We were scheduled to visit my good friend Anna Marie. She is a woman from South Africa who has lived in Malawi for more…
Saturday was a work day. A short day, but we still were able to get in a few hours of hard labor. The plan for Saturday was to level the foundation. The walls had been built up to about head height and we now needed to fill the foundation with rocks. This is done on…
Things are moving along here in Malawi. Yesterday was Freedom Day so we were told that the brick layers would not be working. We made arrangements to spend the day doing other things. Organizing donations, visiting Adziwa again and walking through some of the local villages. We got up at about the same time as…
Are you wondering if volunteer travel is right for you? Are you a college student interested in volunteering overseas? Are you a seasoned traveler who wants to take an off the beaten path adventure and volunteer at the same time? Have you always wanted to volunteer in Africa, but never thought the timing was right? …
Another volunteer story. Sara was kind enough to share some of her experience for the blog. She was a wonderful addition to the team last year. Sara went through some amazing changes during the trip. I think she ended up learning quite a bit about herself through the process and really discovered what she was…
People ask me all the time “How did you get into that?” or “Why Malawi, Africa?” I also occasionally get the comment “Why do you go all the way to Malawi to volunteer when there are plenty of people here in the USA that are in need of help?” All of these questions and comments…