Muli bwanji!

Muli bwanji! The long arduous flight to Malawi fortunately consisted of comic reliefs. For example, Kirsten and Nick sat behind an elderly white South African couple who needed “beef explaining”. As soon as we disembarked the plane, we experienced a culture shock. On the ride to our house, for instance, we witnessed a man carrying a stick of dead mice. We also fully appreciate the beautiful scenery.
This morning, everyone slept in. Until Ashley came knocking on the door and awoke us from our deep slumber and disrupted our sweet dreams. Well Elise woke up at 6:30. After being lethargic for the first hour or so, we went to the college house, which was aesthetically pleasing to the eye, and got pumped up by playing games while waiting for the arrival of the translator. Once he arrived, we started reviewing the curriculum for a mock day one at camp. Afterwards, we gallantly rode a Land Rover to the ambassador’s mansion and ravenously devoured the gastronomically appealing culinary delights until we bordered gluttony. The opulence of the party juxtaposed to the conditions of the native Malawians was strange. So many Americans concentrated in a small area! Mackenzie and Lauren volunteered their faces as canvases for patriotic works of art. Sam and Anna exchanged discourses with a UNC Chapel Hill student who volunteers with the Peace Corps. After eating and people-watching, we headed to town and attempted to exchange our money. Most inauspiciously, due to the seemingly erratic bank schedule, it was closed and we were unable to exchange our dollars. Fortunately, World Camp had sufficient amount of spare money for us to do some grocery shopping for food. Afterwards, we came back to our humble abode and continued with our orientation. John provided us with delish food, including fries and quiche. John is the person who so graciously provided us with dinner. Room 1 was assigned to servitude and washed the dishes. However, they made the best of the time and had some fun. Towards the end of the evening, we all sat around and had a good time chatting.
We miss you!
Karen and Nick
(Excuse the superfluous overly ornate words as our choice of diction)