off to Malawi

Hi again,

A couple plugs/connections before I continue the travel stories:

We will be in Kitwe Zambia soon engaging with the community of Racecourse and Racecourse school, if you would like to read more about Heather's ongoing involvement there and the school itself check out their site: racecourseschool.com or search her racecourse school group on facebook.

On the topic of Heather, my action oriented sister-in-law we have also dared her to bunjy jump in Livingstone as part of Stephen Lewis's Dare to Care fundraiser for women and children in Africa, a relevant cause for our context. She is super scared and getting pretty good support so check her pitch out at www.stephenlewisfoundation.org , support her or better yet see what you can come up with locally.

OK now off to Malawi!

After a quick two days in Lusaka jam packed excitement: sleeping in a bed net, eating nshima (the local staple cornmeal based dish), touring the hoppin downtown--we headed off bright and early on our first of many bus journeys. This one had it all, a 5:30 departure time actually meant idling and reving the engine until 7ish, while preachers screached sermons and peddlers cruised the isles, only to run out of gas 1 block out of the depot. We actually left Lusaka around 8:30 and stared in aw at the changing landscapes, plains, hills and escarpments, and the continuous string off villiagers and villiages along the way. The evening was spent unfolding ourselves at a relaxing guest house in Chipata near the Malawian border. We listened to the sounds of the nearby soccer match in our cabin overlooking the city, and chuckled at the sound of the guest house horse clip clopping around. This place is scenic and serene.

Cheers,