Blogs from Malawi, Africa - page 65

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 deed serieus pijn. Wat we niet wisten, en dat ze ons pas vertelden toen we op de bus zaten, was dat er een andere bus is, voor maar 1000 kwacha (5euro dus) meer die niet ... read more

Lots has happened in the past week. I have had good times (that have been extremely good) and bad times (that have been extremely bad). I first had my birthday. My 29th in Malawi. I had a wonderful day. It started with a soda on the Chancy Maples floating bar, watching baboons that were fighting on the rocks. I had a great Malawian lunch at a local pub next to the hospital, I swam and snorkeled in the lake & I even had homemade chocolate birthday cake. On Friday afternoon we went to an MTO attackers football game. They lost 5-3 (which was debated as much as usual) but we had a great time anyway. We taught the local kids how to do the Mexican wave. Saturday we headed to Cape Maclear with 5 new volunteers, ... read more

Hallo, Morgen vertrek ik naar Malawi, via deze site zal ik de thuisblijvers zoveel mogelijk op de hoogte houden. Groetjes en tot binnen 4 maand! Stephanie... read more

WOW!! This place is just as I imagined and more...as I'm writing this I know I cant do it justice. The drive from the airport through the villages, the orange muddy tracks, fields of crops, men sitting by the side of the road talking, women with babies glued to their backs...then arriving at the orphanage today..all those smiling faces and waving hands, I apologise in advance - it sounds sooo cheesy, but my heart melted and the tears nearly started the first time one of the children wanted me to pick them up today just minutes after I arrived, they love playing ball games, being hugged and just being around us. As expected, facilities are minimal...I mean, I'm happy to 'rough' it and go to the loo hovering over a hole in the ground in a ... read more

Leaving Zambia, we headed off to Malawi, known as the "warm heart of Africa" due to the friendliness of its people. With almost a quarter of the country being covered by Lake Malawi, the country's population is largely clustered around the shores of the lake. Our first two nights in Malawi were spent at a place called Kande Beach, which to be honest, wasn't that impressive. The lake shore was nice, even though it did rain a bit (though nothing like the rain we experienced in Zambia) and I did get to go scuba diving, but the big drawback was the village that surrounded the campsite. Unfortunately, the locals had become very dependent on the tourist trade and the area had lost much of it's authenticity. As soon as you stepped out of the gates, you ... read more