Monday, January 17, 2005
Happy John Chilembwe Day!
Today is John Chilembwe Day. Chilembwe was a Malawian minister who led the first real effort in the fight for Malawian independence. The Chilembwe Uprising, as it was called, did not last very long, but it still got Chilembwe’s picture on Malawian money. One of the most notable incidents of the uprising was the murder of David Livingstone’s grandson, who was running a plantation in Malawi. Chilembwe killed him, and then put his head on a spear at the front of the sanctuary for Sunday worship. Nice.
This day is also important enough that I don’t have to go to work :).
This day is also important enough that I don’t have to go to work :).
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Happy new year!
I know... it has been ages since I last wrote. Not cool.
But December was really busy!! At the beginning of the month, I visited Zomba, Blantyre and Mount Mulanje in the south of Malawi. So different from the north... I had to remind myself constantly while I was there that I was still in the same country as Ekwendeni. It is a very beautiful area, and I am glad that I had the chance to see it. My partner, Duncan, was here for 3 weeks - we had Christmas together at the lake, and then headed off to Zambia to see South Luangwa and Victoria Falls. Vic Falls was lovely... I risked my life whitewater rafting on the Zambezi; I am not sure if I will do that again any time soon :). But it was fun and I am glad that we went.
Duncan left for Canada yesterday, so now I am back to work. And only 3 months to go! It is hard to believe sometimes. I will be busy with work until mid-February, when my brother Jim comes to visit. That will be a party.
Hope that you are all keeping well!! And again - my apologies for being so negligent of my website :).
But December was really busy!! At the beginning of the month, I visited Zomba, Blantyre and Mount Mulanje in the south of Malawi. So different from the north... I had to remind myself constantly while I was there that I was still in the same country as Ekwendeni. It is a very beautiful area, and I am glad that I had the chance to see it. My partner, Duncan, was here for 3 weeks - we had Christmas together at the lake, and then headed off to Zambia to see South Luangwa and Victoria Falls. Vic Falls was lovely... I risked my life whitewater rafting on the Zambezi; I am not sure if I will do that again any time soon :). But it was fun and I am glad that we went.
Duncan left for Canada yesterday, so now I am back to work. And only 3 months to go! It is hard to believe sometimes. I will be busy with work until mid-February, when my brother Jim comes to visit. That will be a party.
Hope that you are all keeping well!! And again - my apologies for being so negligent of my website :).
