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Sunday was Mother's Day in Malawi, and it is a national holiday, so Monday we had no school. On holidays, I go to the boarding study hall...

My last two weeks have been an exciting whirlwind. Two friends from college came to visit, so I had the great pleasure of arranging a two...

I have now been in Malawi for a year!!!! Okay, shy two weeks. Either way, the honeymoon period is over. Shortly after arriving I sent...

Well, I have not quite been in Malawi for a full year yet, but events are starting to come round again for a second time. This past...

Well, I am not a sports fan, but sports do seem to be an inevitable part of high school. Wednesday afternoons, the girls have two hours...

Some folks have suggested that I ought to write a book about my experiences here. I am of the opinion, that one really ought to have...

This Saturday I took a step further down my path towards autonomy and incorporation into Malawian life. I had ordered some carvings from...

I promised a post just about the animals that I see, so here we go: Spitting Cobras I can't say that I am pleased to have seen one of...

The girls are back ard term feels well underway even though we've just finished week two. For literature, Form One is reading The Lion,...

For the past three days, I have joined the expat and tourist world. It has been, I admit, very refreshing. Wednesday morning, I boarded...

In my endeavor to read all the books in the school library so that I can better assist the girls who are continually asking for...

In the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, I've been rereading and meditating on the flood in Genesis. The Bible that I have with me is a Knox...

I received several concerned inquiries about my well bwell being due to Cyclone Freddy. I am safe and sound. I've heard of people who...

Culture and tradition are bound together, different and yet inextricably united. Culture is the present life of a people that makes them...

The celebration of the feast of Our Lady if Lourdes was a big deal this past Saturday. The girls practiced all week for the Mass and...

Next door to Our Lady of Lourdes is a large estate. It is acres and acres. (All the cultivated land in the Google maps image is the...

Africans have a well deserved reputation in music. Here is a sampling to brighten your day: Note the mentally disabled man. There is a...

I made the comment to a Malawian man that I have such admiration for the women here; they are so strong. His response, "Yes, they are...

I have been called many things since I arrived in Malawi, and I think each reveals something about the culture or an integral aspect of...

I am sitting in my porch after Mass with a sweater around my shoulders, drinking coffee, and listening to the rain fall on my tin roof....