An African Update

Sorry it's been so long, each time I've tried to blog the wireless here has decided it's tired and doesn't want to play. Saturday was spent going to the market in the morning, we bartered and traded (including a pair of full length, red, long underwear) for our souviners. In the afternoon we went for a hike up Mount Mulanje to a water fall. It was stunningly beautiful, but holy crow, it was the toughest hike I have ever gone on. Ironically, earlier in the day there was a porter's race up, over and down the side of Mount Mulanje, we watched the winner cross the finish line - in bare feet! And, as we were dying, hiking up the mountain all of these Malawian women (and lots of girls) were walking down the mountain, carrying trees on their heads. That's right, trees! And they weren't even breaking a sweat.

On Sunday we ended up spending a leisurely morning at the lodge and then we went to a secondary school to play a game of football with a group of girls. They tromped us, and we even had two goalies in net, at the same time! (I don't know if we actually call it "in net" in soccer?).

Monday, we were back at work at the jobsite. The house walls are so tall now that we need scaffolding to place our bricks. The scaffolding, for those who were wondering, is made out of tree limbs jammed into holes in the wall. Super safe!

Unfortunately, I've had to stay back at the lodge yesterday and today because of my stomach. But tomorrow is our last day here. We're going to a primary school and then we're having a celebration in the village so I'm so doing that. I don't care what my tummy has to say about it!

Love, from Africa!