We are on our way to Senga Bay! We finally get to celebrate Andrew’s birthday away from work and away from Lilongwe. Right now we are waiting in traffic, so let’s hope we…

I will forever remember Africa as a brush stroke of brick red, emerald green, and deep blue. The ground is dry and brilliant red, often used to make bricks which in turn become…

I never imagined that reading “Poor Economics”, an international development book, would convince me that I need to consider investing in real estate in California. Let me explain. Poor economics is a book…

First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW! My darling husband turned 25 years today! I will admit that the day started out not according to plan, but by the end turned out incredible.  For about…

I want to share my love of the Temple. In church today many members of the congregation stood up and shared their love of God with the rest congregation. It is always so…

We are headed to the “Wedding of the Century” as all the locals call it. Today is the wedding of one of Chiefs of Malawi, a wedding that calls the attendance of the…

After several days of debate, I decided to start Andrew’s birthday early. Because his birthday is on Monday, and we will be very busy with work next week, I decided to celebrate his…

Today was another great day at the office. We left at our usual time and walked in the brisk of the morning to area 14, were the CBF office is located. Lilongwe is…

The cock actually crowed at 4:30am this morning, but I ignored him. The problem with African construction is that all the homes are made out of bricks and cement and the amount of…

This morning was another beautiful walk to the CBF office as well as a very productive morning going over past data with the CBF analyst, Thwango. I met Thwango last December in Utah…