Usisya, Malawi

Jun 18, 2010

8 June 2010 Culture Matters: I was speaking with my neighbor's husband, who has just recently returned to the village from work in Nkhata Bay. A group of women came up the path and he jumped in my house asking to be hidden from them. I was confused, but as he cowered behind my wall he explained the culture behind it. A man is not allowed to be seen by his mother in-law (or her sisters as aunt's are actually mothers as well). The same goes for his wife as she ...

Lilongwe, Malawi

May 24, 2010

21 May 2010 Opening of the mew parliament building in Lilongwe I am at the capital for mid-service medical and training. I was dropped in area 14 for my dental exam, which I passed with flying colors, and found that it was just a few blocks from the new parliament building. Thanks to the lovely people of China, we now have a massive building for all of the members of government to work and gather. Anyhow, it just so happened to be the day of its grand openi...

Usisya, Malawi

May 18, 2010

17 May 2010- A Spiritual Reflection When one lives close to nature an understanding between you and the flora/fauna which surrounds you is crucial to survival. We must learn to coexist or overcome that which surrounds us, in the case of ants and scorpions I have chosen the later of those two options; while lizards and I are working on a mutual understanding and cooperative lifestyle. All the same, living out here you learn which plants to nurture because they'...

Usisya, Malawi

May 18, 2010

17 May 2010- A Spiritual Reflection When one lives close to nature an understanding between you and the flora/fauna which surrounds you is crucial to survival. We must learn to coexist or overcome that which surrounds us, in the case of ants and scorpions I have chosen the later of those two options; while lizards and I are working on a mutual understanding and cooperative lifestyle. All the same, living out here you learn which plants to nurture because they'...

Usisya, Malawi

May 17, 2010

19 April 2010 (youth training) About a month ago I had the local Youth Area Development Coordinator come to me with a bit of a problem. It seems that the district youth workers have done nothing to help in the coordinating of the groups in our area. Thus, we have tons of clubs which are not functioning, unsustainable, losing members, and unorganized. He wanted a solution… so we started from the beginning. I got about 100 USD to have an one day training wi...