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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Malawi-bound?
All y’all health 2009 people are probably getting a bit anxious at this point. Relax. One of the best posts I’ve seen about what to bring is here. I disagree with some of it, but we all disagree about what … Continue reading
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Contemplating my navel. Err, I mean the weather.
There is a problem, I think, with the way we live in America. This time, I am talking about how divorced we are from the physical world in which we live. We can start with the fact that having lights … Continue reading
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One of the things that changes
I just ate a yummy white guava that I bought at the market when I went in on the 10 o’clock (read: 10:40. Ish.) bus. In one of my last couple of bites, I saw a brown area, which upon … Continue reading
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I just read . . . .
This post at Shakesville honestly made me cry. It made me think about adoption in a way I never have before. It’s political, but not in any kind of a shrill way. Mostly it’s just heart-felt and heart-rending. You don’t … Continue reading
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My non-travelling life
Lectures start up next week again. I’ve got 4 topics, but I did 2 of them last year and one of the other 2 is related to one that I did last year. For the second years, I have two … Continue reading
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How to visit Likoma
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never fully got into the Africa swing of things. Sure, I relax more, I trust that things will work out (or they won’t) and sweating over whether or not they will is usually … Continue reading
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Ant-y Time
There are ants everywhere in Nkhata Bay. Right now I am sitting at the table where we had lunch, watching a horde of them dismantle a drop of semi-congealed soup. There were no ants on the table when we sat … Continue reading
Lake flies
Lake flies are tiny insects that swarm by the millions in huge clouds that get everywhere and in everything. Malawians catch them and make them into cakes. You can see them in this picture to the right of the cyclone … Continue reading
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Snorkeling III:These are the sea creatures I know
Seafoam green with black lines Periwinkle with blotchy black beagle spots Yellow shading into blue-y purple front to back, or, for variety’s sake, purple-y blue shading into yellow top to bottom. Cobalt blue so dark the only way to tell … Continue reading
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Snorkeling II
It’s so clear down here. I can see every dip and indentation of the lake bottom, looking like a buried civilization is waiting to be uncovered—miniature cliffs and canyons, the bed as if an inverted topography: the opposite world pushing … Continue reading
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Weaver Birds
There’s a tree here at Mango Drift that is covered with weaver bird nests and filled with weaver bird trilling. The male weaver birds spend days building nests. If the female birds that strike their fancy find that the nests … Continue reading
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Snorkeling pranayama
I think snorkeling may be the best way to learn pranayama. Gliding through the water, the only sound the shoosh of the waves and the your own Inhale . . . Exhale . . . Darth Vader rendered benign and … Continue reading
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Prisoners
Prisoners in Malawi, those serving the last bit of their sentences, at least—are often sent out on work detail. They are dressed in what seems to be one-size-fits-all, [varying shades of] white, button-down shirts and shorts. There often is only … Continue reading
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Nighttime
The funny thing about the night, here in Malawi, is how quickly it comes. We get in the motorboat to take us to the Ilala at 3. The sun shines bright enough that we feel our skin cooking, relieved only … Continue reading
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Zain Sucks
Beyond the connection issues and the sporadic disappearing text messages, Zain is doing two things I think are particularly nasty: 1. They’ve added expiration dates to their units. Celtel never had expiration dates before it became Zain. As a matter … Continue reading
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