Blogs from Southern, Malawi, Africa - page 9

Sorry it has been a while. So, for an update. I went home as a surprise to everyone (except my dad) in May. It was great, and I really enjoyed going around confusing people. I even visited WV and NYC while in the states (apart from NC). It was great, and I ate A LOT. I was worried that when I returned to Malawi I wouldn't be able to adjust back, but it turned out that it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I flew back into Lilongwe just in time to "rest" in the transit house for a few nights with friends before the new health group arrived. As a PC Malawi tradition (and I read somewhere that other countries actually do this too), PC provides transport from the Lilongwe office ... read more

I have been very busy this month! A short recap: At the beginning of April I attended a Malawi Blood Transfusion training in Lilongwe. It ended up being only myself and one other volunteer (Tessa)... A lot of people had come into town for a camp GLOW fundraiser, and therefore did not plan to go to the training. My friend and I thought it would be sooo weird and boring because it was just the two of us (and there were more trainers for the seminar than there actually were trainees, haha) but it turned out being quite informative and fun, and we got free tea and lunch! That Friday we also celebrated Tracey's birthday at Summer Park (a local restaurant that serves good milkshakes, but only decent pizzas in my opinion). I then returned to ... read more

Lieve allemaal! Na een emotioneel afscheid in Mwaya ging het richting Senga Bay. Dit is een plaatsje aan Lake Malawi, zo'n 15 km ten oosten van Salima. Senga Bay: Klein-Indië in Malawi Het was een rare gewaarwording toen ik van mijn minivan richting de lodges in de baai liep. Het plaatsje Senga Bay zag er erg arm uit met al haar hutjes en krotten. Als je echter de 'main road' verliet en over het strand ging lopen, stonden er allemaal kasten van huizen langs de kust. De meeste hadden zelfs meerdere verdiepingen en dat zie je hier bijna nergens, dus ik was zeer verbaasd. De kleine paleisjes die ik gevonden had bleken bevolkt te zijn door Indiërs. De meeste van hen zijn geboren en getogen in Malawi en soms zelfs al vierde generatie. De Indiërs die ... read more

Zomba Plateaux... read more

This month has been very SLOW. I guess looking at the pictures it appears that I have done a lot, but I feel like I have not. The students were supposed to arrive back to school January 5th. Unfortunately they have not yet returned. I do not want to get into too much detail right now because I think that things have become political with the elections coming up in a few months…but it all has to do with the student’s school fees. Anyway, the school year ends before the first week in April in all of the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) nursing schools. The first year students were my priority because they were scheduled to have 6 weeks of theory lectures, and a week to study before taking their end of year exams ... read more