A Rainy Day During the Dry Season?

Good Morning!

I hope you're all doing well. We are sitting in Zomba waiting for the rain to stop. It's supposed to be the dry season, but there was a torrent of rain this morning. We were supposed to visit the orphanage this morning. Because of the rain, the road to the ophanage was too dangerous. We will try again at 1:00.

In other news, we visited a safari camp this week. Mvuu Camp was full of hippos, a few elephants, crocodiles, lizards, and various deer-like animals. Unfortunatly, we saw no rhinos, zebras, or lions.

A Blog At Last!

Hello All!

Did you think I was never going to post? I had almost given up. If it's cloudy, no internet connection. If the power is out (which happens twice a day at random except the last two days when members of Malawian Parliament were staying with us), no internet. When I did get to the internet cafe, not a short walk, I had myriad other problems. So, here I am, two weeks into my travels and I'm hoping this works.

The woman in the picture is shucking corn at Freedom Gardens. Try a google search of Freedom Gardens, Malawi for more information. The agriculture methods here are quite inspiring.

I've had a wonderful yet disheartening experience so far. Life is very different from home in some ways, but very very similar in many other ways. The best description would be the United States 150 years ago.

Agriculture is a way of life here. The only people who seem to travel to market for any food are tourists and hotel staff. Most grow their own using a combination of old and new organic techniques in farming. It's very healthy here as far as food is concerned. There are also plenty of opportunities for exercise.

Well, I should end here for now because it's getting dark and it's dangerous to be out. I'll write again soon! Leave comments if you would like!



Also, I'd like to thank Philip for being my webmaster and best friend.