Blogs from Northern, Malawi, Africa - page 6

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 the five-hour haul to Mzuzu should be entitled to some sort of charity rate. He laughs and shoves me not ungently inside, as if to say, “White people! You say the funniest things!” On a ... read more

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! ... read more

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 a very nice send off from staff and pupils. In the afternoon we went back to Geisha primary where we had a goodbye service from staff and local people. We are very proud of the ... read more

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.... read more

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 houden, er moeten koten gebouwd worden enzo., veel te doen dus. Vorig weekend ben ik nog maar eens naar het meer geweest om toch een beetje te relaxen na al dat hard werken in de sanctuary. Bijna iedereen ... read more