Hostellerie de France Blantyre

Just a quick update, I can't seem to work this computer! I'm now back in some sort of civilisation, having travelled 200km up the lake in 9 or ten days ( i honestly can't remember!). It has been a crzy adventure (the bus jurney to the lake in itself was a tad bit hectic), we have wildcamped on beaches most of the time, some in villages who have never met ...

... there.

Later we will be catching a bus that will leave at 1, 2 or 3 o'clock and will take 6 to 4 hours, so we have been told. We will probably arrive at the lake in the dark but are hoping to stay at a small guesthouse there.

I'll probably be offline for a few days but my Malawi no. is +265 993436153, I will have this no. until the 12th August.

... Blantyre as I researched LifeNets operations in that region. After finishing the "office work," the LifeNets staff took outdoor excursions through two wilderness capitals: Mt. Mulanje and the Liwonde National Park. Today's blog highlights three LifeNets beneficiaries in Blantyre and the natural wonders encountered on our return to Lilongwe. Briefly, I'd like to share a personal reflection in light of this internship. Tomorrow I turn the ripe old age of 21. It's not an important ...

Today, I renewed my visa, which was a rip off because I needed to pay MK5,000 for just 5 days. Then when I leave, I need to pay another $30 just to get out of the country. Strange rules here. Oh well! I went to Ireen's house yesterday to say goodbye to her friends and family. I had so much fun with her kids. Sadly, they haven't got a single toy, so we played the whole day with the top to a ...

Hello everyone. Things are going fine here, but sadly, on Sunday, we lost another baby. Patrick was 8 months old and was one of the sweetest, happiest babies here. He died at Open Arms in the arms of one of the caregivers and it was really shocking because we didn't realize he was that sick. I had just given him kisses and was holding his hand a few hours before, so I was completely shocked when I heard the news. That's 2 babies now ...

... of the city. If I do get time I will post some pictures, but with the rains the power is very unreliable. Someone said to me yesterday that Malawi is a place that you love or hate. I have met those that hate it here and those that love it. I know I fall in the love it category. It has become an almost magical place to be. Even with the chaos the people I have met have made ...

... that has no funding and is extremely poor. We are going to be there from about 8am-2pm to see how it is run and to play with the kids. The children there are 2.5-7 years old and it is only a daytime orphanage. The children go to their villages at night, but many of them have no family, others have extended family that they stay with. They are desperately in need to donations in case anyone is ...

... up against me. Janice you will appreciate this- the camels had mange! Who knew camels could get mange!! They looked freaky like zoey used to! From there we went to the Blantyre nature reserve and saw what they call rock rabbits. They didn't actually look like rabbits and we also saw monkeys! We also learned you can see hyenas if you come at night and bring meat! On Tuesday we went back with meat and got to go on a walk through the bush ...

Hi! I made it here on the 24th after 42 hours of traveling. I was so exhausted and very happy to finally be here. Upon landing, they said "Welcome to hot Malawi". Damn right! It is so uncomfortable here. You walk outside and immediately start sweating. Ireen greeted me at the airport! I was trying to surprise her, but two others had told her on the 23rd that I was coming, so instead, she surprised me. The kids at the ...

Conversations on the bus

After two days of getting my bearings I took a bus to Blantyre in Southern
Malawi, which was my first 'real' Africa experience, I was the only white
person on the bus.




The ride took just over 6 hours and different people were seated beside
me at different ...