Hello from Nkhata Bay, Malawi.
Just arrived last night after two weeks in Mulanje (in the far south of the country) without Internet access.
We spent most of time at the Friends of Mulanje Orphans centre volunteering. The experience was incredibly inspiring. The kids and staff were absolutely wonderful to us. We can’t remember the last time we’ve laughed, sang and danced so much. This is truly a wonderful organization helping more than 4,000 kids and youth who lost both of their parents to AIDS and malaria. The organization provides food, clothing, fun, daycare, health care, school fees and much more to these kids who live with extended families. The younger ones were too cute for words and the teens were more mature and thoughtful than your average Canadian young adult.
We’re so happy that the fundraising we did before our journey is going to help them continue to grow. Be warned: we won’t stop talking about them and fundraising for them when we return to Canada. In a few days, we’ll post some of the pictures from our visit.
We took three days away from the kids to hike Mount Mulanje. Ian scaled the peak (3000 m), the third highest in Africa so we are told. The scenery was great including several spots that looked right out of the Canadian backwoods.
More update to comes…. I think we will be lounging here in Nkhata Bay for a while. We have the sweetest lakeside chalet ever… for $30/night.
