I’ve been in Lilongwe for ten weeks and while I feel relatively well adjusted, I keep encountering the same refrain: “You haven’t experienced Malawi until you’ve visited the lake.” Not wanting to pass on the scene everyone kept talking about, I decided to take a short trip to finally visit the famed “Lake of Stars.” For blog readers unfamiliar with Malawi, the eponymous lake makes … Continue reading Malawi: Lake of Stars
One of the best things about my time in India is staying with a loving host family. Not only do they prepare the most delicious homemade Indian food, they also have me try every kind of local dessert (jelabi, kheer, kulfi, gulab jamun and many more). In the evenings, they spend time taking a walk with my housemates and me and play “very competitive” scrabble … Continue reading When Work Meets Family
Five weeks have come and gone since I arrived in Lilongwe – a stretch of time that has seen relatively few difficult days. Even my first week living at the ‘All Creatures’ kennel proved more interesting than it did anything else. Lilongwe is warm and pleasant, a temperament reflected in the welcoming nature of its roughly 1.3 million inhabitants. I need to give a shout … Continue reading Update from Lilongwe: Tax Reform and Girls’ Education
I’m not sure what I was expecting from the cheapest AirBnB listing in Lilongwe. You’d think that a place called ‘The All Creatures Animal Welfare Trust: Veterinary Clinic and Kennel’ would need no further description. Still, I hadn’t started a housing search in the weeks prior to departing for Malawi and I needed a quick roof over my head while looking for a more permanent … Continue reading From the Doghouse to the Warehouse: First Weeks in Lilongwe
The International Educational Development Program 