Rain

I've just arrived back in Lilongwe after spending a week in a village about one hour north of LL. I had a great time, worked really hard, and learned a lot. I'll be sharing more about my stay in the village in the next few days - hopefully after I revive my camera and retrieve some photos. Unfortunately (and quite humorously) I fell in a shallow well while I was in the village. The well, which was more like a hand dug pond, is used to water the vegetables during the dry season. Sadly, I had my camera in my pocket. I don't have a very good track record with cameras... but hopefully it will be ok when it dries. I'll share the pictures and stories as soon as I can.

While I was in the village the first big rains of the season came (the rain was very heavy, you might say torrential, for about an hour). The next day the air was full of flying ants. They have been especially bountiful in the evening when dusk comes. Yesterday evening, as I was walking home and the darkness was setting in the road was full of laughing children running around trying to catch the ants. Apart from providing a lot of entertainment ants are apparently very tasty. I'll let you know if I decide to try one.

Hey all!

I realize that after a particularly communicative October, I fallen silent for an extended period. Part of the reason was that I was working and enjoying some time in the beautiful Senga Bay. I spent a little bit over a week at the beach, first helping to run a leadership retreat for some of our Malawian counterparts (it was a wonderful experience and I'll write more about it soon), and then I was participating in an extended meeting with my fellow Engineers Without Borders volunteers in Southern Africa. The meetings involved some pretty long days, but at least we could meet on the beach and occasionally we were interrupted by a troop of nosy monkeys.



In other news, it's really hot here. I think we're getting daily highs in the mid-30s. The beach was especially hot. I'm looking forward to the arrival of the rains... which should be starting anytime!