So after bidding farewell to people off our first tour and joining our knew truck load of people we headed away from Zambia and into Malawi. we stopped at the capital of Zambia (Lusaka I think) and it was much the same as any city in rural Africa, bloody scary! lots of busy streets, people hassling you left, right and centre, dodgy things going on, traffic with a mind of its own, I 
dunno I make it sound aweful, it wasn't that bad but I only ventured out when absolutely necessary!!
anyway, we eventually arrived at Lake Malawi (the lake takes up a fifth of the country). we saw the moon rising as we put up our tents, i couldnt photograph it, but a bright orange moon lit up the dark sky, was really amazing. anyway, the next day we went on a local village walk which was really great because we got to meet some locals and learnt about the foods they eat, how they live and survive, how they make the mud houses, it was really interesting! so many of the
kids were sooo cute, these little boys just kept posing for photos and doing all these different things, they were so funny to watch. the locals live right on the beach of the lake, the water is clean drinking water so the locals never run out, its really beautiful too, I wouldn't mind waking up to that kind of scenery every day!
the guide took us to a local school, primary and secondary together, their main subjects are their l
anguage, english and maths, as well as bits of history, geography, science, re etc. i looked at a few of their books and although they differed in ability they all seemed to work really hard. the school was impressive too, only rebuilt a few years ago, they have 10 classrooms of ability. once they complete school they can go onto the community college or the university should they wish to do so, they really are so keen to learn to earn money for their families, very honourable and a lot of children I've taught in the past could learn a lot from them!!
This is a pic of Lake Malawi, gav and i couldn't resist a dip, not many people went in because theres a Malawian worm that can dig inside your skin and live underneath it. it doesnt do you any harm but it put most people off, gav and i came away unaffected! was nice in the water, so clear, warm and calm, and the beach was nice too, nice white sand, oh i miss those days!
This guy was really cool, he taught me how to play the bow game which is a traditional african game. we played it for hours which made me feel a bit guilty because he should have been working in the shop but it was fun! its quite a complicated game but once you get the hang of it its good, i really regret not buying one of the tables we are playing on, they are soooo well made and make fantastic tables (on the underneath is a table top carving of an animal or something), i bought 2 chairs and really wish i had the table to match. i thought they would be available throughout africa but i was wrong so ive missed out, and dont have the game either! so if anyone goes to africa i may have a favour to ask you!!
dunno I make it sound aweful, it wasn't that bad but I only ventured out when absolutely necessary!!anyway, we eventually arrived at Lake Malawi (the lake takes up a fifth of the country). we saw the moon rising as we put up our tents, i couldnt photograph it, but a bright orange moon lit up the dark sky, was really amazing. anyway, the next day we went on a local village walk which was really great because we got to meet some locals and learnt about the foods they eat, how they live and survive, how they make the mud houses, it was really interesting! so many of the
kids were sooo cute, these little boys just kept posing for photos and doing all these different things, they were so funny to watch. the locals live right on the beach of the lake, the water is clean drinking water so the locals never run out, its really beautiful too, I wouldn't mind waking up to that kind of scenery every day!the guide took us to a local school, primary and secondary together, their main subjects are their l
anguage, english and maths, as well as bits of history, geography, science, re etc. i looked at a few of their books and although they differed in ability they all seemed to work really hard. the school was impressive too, only rebuilt a few years ago, they have 10 classrooms of ability. once they complete school they can go onto the community college or the university should they wish to do so, they really are so keen to learn to earn money for their families, very honourable and a lot of children I've taught in the past could learn a lot from them!!
This is a pic of Lake Malawi, gav and i couldn't resist a dip, not many people went in because theres a Malawian worm that can dig inside your skin and live underneath it. it doesnt do you any harm but it put most people off, gav and i came away unaffected! was nice in the water, so clear, warm and calm, and the beach was nice too, nice white sand, oh i miss those days!
This guy was really cool, he taught me how to play the bow game which is a traditional african game. we played it for hours which made me feel a bit guilty because he should have been working in the shop but it was fun! its quite a complicated game but once you get the hang of it its good, i really regret not buying one of the tables we are playing on, they are soooo well made and make fantastic tables (on the underneath is a table top carving of an animal or something), i bought 2 chairs and really wish i had the table to match. i thought they would be available throughout africa but i was wrong so ive missed out, and dont have the game either! so if anyone goes to africa i may have a favour to ask you!!
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