Cape Maclear,
Lake Malawi National Park,
Malawi
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Hi everyone. Sorry it's been so long since I've written...The past 2 attempts, the internet was down. Bernald, the child that I mentioned last time who is about 10 months old, died on Friday. We are all really sad about it. He was such a happy little guy, but he got diarrhea and lost so much weight and then was in the hospital on oxygen and a feeding tube for 1 week before he passed away. On a more happy note, me, Claire, and Karen are at Lake Malawi now. We hitch hiked up here on Thursday and it took 2 days to get here. We took a boat over to Domwe Island on Friday and spent the night there. It's uninhabited and just has a tiny camp with no elctricity, but it is georous there. Out of a total of 6 people on the Island, I ran into 2 from Mattituck! One was Bryan Remsey (???) who graduated with Marci, and the other is his girlfriend but I forget her name. They are here in Malawi working in an international school. We went kyaking and snorkeling and today we rented a catameran for the afternoon for just $20 per person. We're staying in a dorm with 9 other people and it's been so nice. Tomorrow morning, we are hitching our way to another town a few hours from here where we'll stay for a few days and then go to Liwonde on a safari on Thursday and Friday. Then it's back to Open Arms. I need to go for now and I don't know when I will find internet access again, so if you don't hear from me for another week, it's just because there's no internet access wherever I may be. Take care!
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hey
Did you say that you were hitch hiking around Africa??? Do you really think that thats a good idea??? Thats really very dangerous, be careful!!!
not very comforting
Great, now we know you're hitchiking around Africa and you tell us not to worry if we don't hear from you for awhile. Some things are better left unsaid until you're back home, safe and sound. Anyway, sorry to hear about Bernald, that's really sad. Makes you wonder why they don't make it easier for people who truly want to adopt a child there and give them a chance at a better life. Please be careful....
Hi
Hi Tracy,
Sorry to hear about Bernald. I hope you have a great time on the Safari and take lots of pictures. It is so funny that you ran into 2 people from Mattiuck. Be careful and stay safe!!!
Hi
First of all, Happy Belated Birthday, this is the first time I've had a minute to get on the computer without Ella wanting to help me type...Sorry to hear about Bernald...that's so sad! Sounds like your having a really great time, can't wait to see lots of pictures when you get home. You are coming home, right?! Well, stay safe and healthy! How bizzare is that, you are there and you meet two people from Mattituck, and one of them knows me...it really is a small wworld after all!! LOL Miss you..xoxo Marci, Jonathan and Ella Bella too!!