The school is beautiful and has so much space for the students to play. Aside from having a huge swimming pool, the place has open fields in between buildings , a gym, 2 or 3 soccer fields, several playgrounds and 6 outdoor basketball goals. There are no hallways.. just covered walkways to each classroom. The kids are outside alot more than at home.. Which is nice. The school has around 300 students K-12. It has 50% Malawian population and the other half is a mix of expat families..
Once the school day was over and I did some work in the library, i hit a local fast food chain called MaryLane.. It's fried chicken .. it was very good. Did I mention it was a hookah bar too? It is located in a strip mall that houses 2 other fast food restaurants " Pensacola Spur" and "Debonairs Pizza"... Spur is a South African chain, and it's like a TGIF or something like that.. mmm .. There was a Spur in Botswana, not sure why this one is called Pensacola.. The Spur in Botswana we would frequent quite often, because they had babysitters that would play with your kids while you ate.. It was awesome. And , they offer a wonderful treat called monkey gland sauce..
Yesterday I was walking down a quiet street and all of a sudden there was a giant crash to my left. Someone had thrown a bunch of garbage over the wall of the house.. This is how they dispose of garbage here in Malawi.. sort of a out of sight, out of mind philosophy.. or they burn it in the giant storm drainage ditches that line all the roads... The photo is the drainage ditch outside our house.. garbage was burning in it when I pulled up to the gate. Missing my family alot today, as I sit in my bedroom and prepare lessons for my classes. Art has been cancelled this week due to the fact that I have no classroom or supplies to teach .... Hopefully Monday the room will be ready..
Grilling out tonight, then going to bed early.. Hope all is well at home..
A little chichewa lesson for you today.... Mulibwanji = Hello.... Zikomo = Thank you ... Ndilibwino= I am fine.... Tiwonana = Goodbye... the security guards Joseph and Cosmas are giving me chichewa lessons. I am failing miserably..
Also, here is a video of 2 local market areas within about an 8 minute walk from our house.. check it out. Clink on "local markets in Lilongwe" just below.
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| drainage ditches for burning garbage |
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| first day.. students walking to assembly |
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| MaryLane Chicken.. |
