Pedro's Lodge Blantyre
P.O.Box 1699 Blantyre, Malawi
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First week-end
Bonjour tout le monde,
Mon premier week-end à Blantyre était génial! Je vous en dirais plus bientôt!
Hello Everyone,
My first week-end in Blantyre was great! I'll tell you more shortly!
Malawi
Well, after many hours of traveling and a night in Johannesburg I arrived in Blantyre on Friday night. Somehow my arrival times got mixed up, so had to get a taxi into the lodge. Got reacquainted with the sights, sounds and smells of Africa again real quick. Saturday morning off out to Mikolongwe to begin work. The first task was the capture as …
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Opening A CHILDREN'S CENTRE
... to have calmed down. We went through terms and conditions of employment which is really boring and very wordy. What I did find interesting was the expectations of the students. There was quite a long conversation about whether or not a coffin would be paid for if a family member died.
I spent the rest of the afternoon organising rotas, a difficult job when nobody wants to do an early shift. Some of the students have to get three Mini buses to get to work for 6.30am so ...
Christmas and New Year
... quite tasteless and looks a little bit like mashed potato. With the Nsima we had Therere, this is made from okra but is cooked with soda and was basically green slime and Nkwani. The Nkwani was very nice it is made from pumpkin leaves mixed with ground nut (Peanuts) flour. The highlight of Derek Dilla’s cuisine was Ngumbi, a kind of large flying ant that you take the wings off and fry in oil. Interesting to say the least! The Ngumbi were surprisingly okay but I did feel like I was ...
Over due update from Bats
... I saw lots of different areas. The chiefs are interesting people and have a highly regarded role in the community. If there are any problems or fall outs then the chief is involved, they also have a say in who buys land in the village.
The Centre opens on 16th January, which is not far away. There is a lot to do and most things close down soon for Christmas so I am very busy. Actually meeting potential users makes the whole thing seem ...


