The bus ride to Mzuzu is a scenic one, in particular the part where we chug up some hills near the lake and see a magnificent panorama spread below us. I feel like I'm back in Ethiopia again when, 1.5 hours into the journey and hence with the entire bus on the verge of starvation, we stop for a meal break. I arrive in Mzuzu with no map and just two guesthouse names, one of which no-one has heard of. Fortunately this isn't Tanzania, though, and a random guy offers to take me to my second choice, which he duly does [View Full Entry]

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By the strange whims of Malawian transport, the 12:30 Axa bus to Mzuzu - the poshest of the country’s bus lines - pulls into the Lilongwe depot at half-past eleven, its seats already full, its aisles crowded with buckets and bags of produce leaking onto the floor. After a placid morning at Mabuya Camp, a cup of coffee and a lazy hour spent sending emails, the day’s taken a turn for the oh-shit. Undeterred by the crush of bodies inside, the conductor is happy to take my fistful of kwacha, unswayed by my insistence that maybe anyone forced to stand for [View Full Entry]

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Today, Monday, we went to Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve. It was fantastic, we have never seen so many elephants together in their herds it was an amazing sight. We also saw hippos and monkeys. It was very dry and dusty and we were covered in dust from the road we were travelling on. It has been very sunny and hot today. This evening we have been invited to Rev. Levi Neyondo's home to have a meal with his family. Thanks everyone who is leaving messages and comments, its really nice to get them. Thanks. Speak soon! [View Full Entry]

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We have been enjoying two days of rest. Yesterday (Friday) we went to the beach, it was truly the most beautiful beach we have ever seen, we wanted to stay there but the people we are staying with prefer it if we return back to base but that's fine by us. On the journey there we stopped off at a place where there were lots of wood carvings for us to buy as well as pictures and other gifts to take home. We did lots of bartering with the people selling the goods and, on one occasion, managed to buy a [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday we went Geisha school to continue working on the school block by painting it with lime protector.We then went back in the afternoon where the girls played netball with local Malawian girls and the boys played football against local malawian boys. Unfortunately both teams got beaten! At night we went out for tea to a indian restuarant, it was ok, service was a tad slow though. Today we went to Masasa high school and were given a tour of the premises. We were also given the opportunity to sit in a lesson of either RS or maths. We were given [View Full Entry]

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The group arrived at their destination in the early evening on Sunday the 8th June. They were given an amazing welcome by the people of the community who sang to them and prepared a wonderful meal. Everyone is very friendly. Monday - after a well earned sleep the group visited the school and met some of the children who were delighted with the gifts they had brought with them. There is a problem with the communication at the moment so the blog may not be updated just as often as they had hoped. [View Full Entry]

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Hello All, After a long journey, we have arrived in Ekwendeni safe and sound. We have been warmly welcomed by everyone we meet and it has been an extraordinary journey so far. We only have a few minutes right now as we are just about to depart from the hospital to a small village, Ekwenweni, to lend a hand dstay for the night. Everyone seems quite excited as we will be demonstrating how to make a "wedding cake" in hopes that the local women can continue to do so and create a business from this. Wish us luck as we will [View Full Entry]

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dag, ik ben nog steeds redelijk inspiratieloos... wat kan ik vertellen... even denken... Ik veretrek vandaag naar Kafkule, het is beslist, ik begon me toch te vervelen in de sanctuary. Ik zal moeten reizen tussen 50 kippen in de achterbak van een pick-up op hobbelwegen, maar bon, dat lukt wel. Kafkule is een echt afrikaans dorpje, zonder lopend water of elektriciteit. Ik zal wel elektriciteit hebben door zonnepanelen, joehoe, leve de technologie. Wat ik daar zal doen, is een project met kiekens. De plaatselijke school en enkele dorpen daar rond krijgen kippen en ze moeten leren hoe ze houd [View Full Entry]

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een paar fotokes om jullie toch een beetje jaloers te maken... [View Full Entry]

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Hier ben ik dan weer, en dan wel op een supertraag internet. Ik ben dus vorige week maandag eindelijk aangekomen in Mzuzu, na een helse reis. We zaten om 8u op de bus en we kwamen toe om 17u, 9u op de bus dus, zonder eens af te stappen, want anders waren we onze plaats kwijt. De bus stopte bij iedere mens die op de straat stond te zwaaien. Ook in ieder dorpje waar dan mensen van alles probeerden te verkopen door het raam, van eieren, groenten, frisdrank (die in de zon stond) tot ondefinieerbare dingen. Man, man, man mijn achterste [View Full Entry]

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