ok well this is th first one actually from malawi making it a wee bit special i suppose. let me fill you in...

this place is amazing. the scenery is jst beautiful, especially with us being literally our garden away from the beach of the lake. just a stunner. obviously there have been a few culture shocks but nothing untoward - i will count myself lucky if the power stays on while i do this. on that note this internet is right dodgy so if anyones sent me a message particularly on facebook then apologies if the reply takes its time.

malawi people. basically i am a 'mazungu' (dont quite know the spelling) which means foreigner. so they shout this at us when we walk through the villages, usually followed by 'give me money' or 'give me pen'. the best way to deal with this is to reply 'no, you give me money/pen' which really throws them. although apparently one of the girls tried that the other day and the kid actually gave her his shirt! not really the way its supposed to work... but the thing is shouting at us and demanding stuff isnt them being rude its just their way. they barely know much more english at that age than 'give me...' and hello and what is your name. the amount of conversations ive had today which go:
me: hello
Malawi kid: hello
me: how are you?
malawi kid: i am fine how are you?
me: i am fine. what is your name?
Malawi kid: Malawi kid. what is your name?
Me: will
Malawi kid: willy?
me: yes.
(awkward silence)
me: goodbye
malawi kid: goodbye.

but thats how they are taught, in full phrases. some of them aged 14 or 15 r better tho. ANYWAY more to follow but my 20 mins computer time is almost up.

until next time. (tianama in malawi)