Zain Malawi, our cell phone provider, has changed our number so that now you have to add two extra 9's before entering the final 7 digits.
265 Malawi's country code
99 extra nines
9 118 260 Brian's 7 digits
or
9 118 526 Kristy's 7 digits
Calling from the U.S. I think you also have to dial the outgoing U.S. country code, which I believe is 011, making a call to me a grand total of
011-265-99-9-118-260.
If it doesn't work, just call me.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
FYI: It was just brought to our attention that packages are not duty free after our first six months here. One of our friends just spent the day dealing with customs trying to get some packages from the post office. Of course his packages were quilts his mom made for orphans, so this was especially frustrating!!! So, I thought it would be worth it to let people know that the value of the packages should not be more than $20 (or at least say that it is worth more). Basically I am telling you that if you feel so inclined to send a package over $20 to lie about the value. :)
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Phy. Ed. or Child Labor?
For Phy. Ed. here kids do manual labor. I have to say, they are pretty ripped.
Our site-mate gets a visit from the ambassador!
Our friend, Tim, who is an environment volunteer in our district, recieved a visit from the ambassador last week. A while back Tim wrote a proposal for the Ambassador's Self-Help grant to get a borehole for the school near him. Last week was the hand-over ceremony. Brian and I went to show our support. Plus it is always fun to see other volunteers' projects. The ambassador also brought pencils and soccer balls for the kids. His wife brought Tim homemade brownies, which he shared with us (only because we busted him for trying to hide them!). Also, Gule Wamkulu made an appearance.
A visit to Angela's
Last weekend I had a girls' weekend at my friend, Angela's site. She lives with two girl students. It is a nice arrangement because she provides food and school fees and they help out a lot with chores. For them to live with Angela means they do a lot less housework than living with their families. This allows them more time to study.
A baby in Angela's village that she named.
Angela and her "daughters".
Memory, one of the girls, is from a village on the lake and is an expert at preparing fish. I am not sure if using a hammer like this is a traditional method though.
We taught the girls how to make pancakes one morning. As part of my lesson in "You control the pancake; the pancake does not control you" otherwise known as "flip it aggressively" I totally burned my hand on the oil. I blistered a few days later. Then this weekend I went out in Lilongwe and left the top layer of my skin on the dance floor. Oops! Let's hope it doesn't scar.
A baby in Angela's village that she named.
Angela and her "daughters".
Memory, one of the girls, is from a village on the lake and is an expert at preparing fish. I am not sure if using a hammer like this is a traditional method though.
We taught the girls how to make pancakes one morning. As part of my lesson in "You control the pancake; the pancake does not control you" otherwise known as "flip it aggressively" I totally burned my hand on the oil. I blistered a few days later. Then this weekend I went out in Lilongwe and left the top layer of my skin on the dance floor. Oops! Let's hope it doesn't scar.
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