Today Andrew and I had quite the adventure traveling across Lusaka to find the stake center where we were planning to attend church. We took two different mini buses for about an hour…

Today was a whirlwind. Andrew and I woke up early (before anyone else) and decided to walk around Collin’s neighborhood. We walked by the housing developments (which are much more developed than those…

Today the bus actually left on time. Actually, it even left early. The Lilongwe to Lusaka bus was scheduled to leave at 6:00am and once the clock struck 5:59am, we were on our…

I love our morning walks to the office because it is time for Andrew and I to spend time talking about things we never would talk about. While we are doing so many…

We stepped away from Eastern African cuisine today and decided to prepare a dish from Liberia in Western Africa. The dish we prepared was sweet potatoes, vegetables, and groundnuts served over rice with…

Today I want to share my love of Malawian cuisine with you. While the food in Malawi lacks diversity, it does not lack flavor. Below I have included a link to a website…

Today was another great day at the office. We are waiting to get our first round of surveys back from Mpingu tomorrow, so today we worked on preparing our data analysis tool for…

Facts about Malawi that I learned in the ancient Malawi guidebook at our guesthouse called Cool Runnings: 1. The word “Malawi” means sun rising over the lake. The perfect name for a country…

Today was another adventure, and we set off early (around 6:30am). We were in the village shopping the narrow corridors before half the shopkeepers were awake.   African society is also a 9:00-5:00…

Today we were crocodile hunters, Crocodile Dundee would be proud.   We woke up at the break of dawn as usual, but this time without the crow of a cock to frighten us…