20 January, 2010 - The Trial I received a summons to attend court and testify against one of the robbers they caught. From that point I knew another story, too bazaar to believe, would be just around the corner… I arrived at the police department 15 minutes before I was supposed to report to the court room. Of course I knew that this was too early for a Malawian standard, but was hoping for something to be on time for once. I then sat in the prosecutor'...

21 June 2010- Democracy and football This past weekend Usisya CDSS (community day secondary school) was invited to a football and netball tournament in NkhataBay. About 8 schools in the district came together at a primary school for a typical round of games. I got flashbacks to my high school days of traveling to competitions with track, and these kids were no exception to the usual insanity (singing, yelling, purpling of boys and girls, school spirit, and tea...

November 27th, 2009 The biggest thing people have problems grasping with Peace Corps is the two year commitment. With that I will try and explain what I have experienced as I have today finished ¼ of that promise. Two years is a long time, and I don't believe I have completely grasped what I have gotten myself into yet. All the same, if I ever want to leave I am not held into a prison here. In fact some people choose to ET (early terminate) which is not impos...

November 27th, 2009 The biggest thing people have problems grasping with Peace Corps is the two year commitment. With that I will try and explain what I have experienced as I have today finished ¼ of that promise. Two years is a long time, and I don't believe I have completely grasped what I have gotten myself into yet. All the same, if I ever want to leave I am not held into a prison here. In fact some people choose to ET (early terminate) which is not impos...