This weekend we attended our headmaster's graduation from Chancelor College in Zomba. We travelled with his wife, who is also a teacher at our school. He was receiving his Bachelor's Degree. Most teachers are very underqualified (secondary school certificates), so this was a really big deal and we wanted to support it. The ceremony itself was very similar to ours except they hit a big drum when each graduate walked up. The crowd was what was truely African. The families went completely nuts when their graduate was announced. Also, as orderly lines and punctuality are nearly nonexistant here, tons of extra people started pushing through the doors at the last minute. Some lady was practically sitting on Brian's lap until our headmaster's wife scolded her and we almost feared a riot from all the pushing. All in all, it was a really fun day and we are glad we joined. Plus we wore our Malawian clothes which seemed to be appreciated.
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