Our school week began Tuesday afternoon due to the ferry schedule, so it has been a quick week. Sasha dusted off (literally) an old microscope that no one could get to work, and with the help of the physics teacher managed to focus into seeing the surface of a leaf. We need a better way …
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Mzuzu
Time for new clothes and supplies
Mzuzu (The Big City)
Before we begin this story, we would like to let everyone know that the search for the ground coffee was successful, and we (even Ryan) is now sipping some very good local Chipunga coffee on the front porch. The sun is still low, there are some nice cool breezes drifting by, and life is good. …
First Week of School
Time for Chemistry Class. We write our own lesson plans with a syllabus and two textbooks for Chemistry, and for English, Math, and Life skills Ryan has textbooks and one syllabus. English is an extra stressful case because as long as students pass 6 classes they can pass to the next grade, but one of …
The First Day of School
We skipped our walk this morning to prepare for the day ahead. The water was off this morning, so Sasha took a page out of the Vanuatu play book and went for a quick bucket shower. Ryan slapped some deodorant on and called it good. Since it was a special occasion we broke into the …
Lazy Summer
We went on an early morning walk, planning to walk to the very north of the island: it’s small how hard can it be? After walking for about 40 min, we had made it almost halfway to the Southern tip of the island, and then turned back because of the beating sun at around 7:30AM. …
We Arrived!
Nkhata bay And Finally, Likoma
We woke up at Maroke village and had another lazy morning preparing for the chaos ahead. We ventured around the Nkhata bay village, and purchased a few blankets. The people were very honest and laughed at many things we do. The currency is a little silly, the largest bill that ATMs give out is 2,000 …
Now we write this sitting on a picturesque lakeside bungalow while monkeys play in the trees and lizards the size of my forearm sunbathe nearby. The lake here really looks just like a calm ocean and is a beautiful tropical clear blue, it takes up most of the horizon. Yesterday was a 5 hour taxi …
Ticket to Anywhere 