Chomba Time

The Village Head Lady Said What?

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May 18th 2009
"When do the other students arrive?" "You are the only student in the course." So it goes. I enrolled in a two week pottery course along the shores of Lake Malawi. Had hoped it would offer me some interaction with people who could talk about other things besides travel. Instead I was left feeling like Tom Hanks in Castaway. Of course I wasn't stranded on a deserted island and I ha ... read more

Africa » Malawi » Lake Malawi

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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more