Sika | August 20, 2009
I have written (but not typed) maybe 10 posts. Most of them need me to have time and computer to edit and upload pictures before I can post them (I know, I’ve been saying that for a while). That means that I am writing what I can about Mozambique now, but I will be going [...]
Sika | July 15, 2009
I have lots of things to post about. And I’ve been taking lots of pictures to go with the lots of things I have to talk about. The problem being, those pictures somehow object to being put online. That’s the only thing I can figure considering power and/or internet outages have been frequent, along with [...]
Sika | March 18, 2009
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 topics coming up, but I’ve done both of them before, so it shouldn’t be too [...]
Sika | June 13, 2008
It occurs to me that I am inclined to write about the things that deviate from my routine, like the concert going and birthday parties I had last weekend. But these are the things that are most like home* and are therefore probably not of interest to you lot. The bits of Africa that come [...]
Sika | February 28, 2008
I took this picture because it gives me the opportunity to explain a few more of those things that are normal to me but aren’t anything you’d think about if you didn’t live here. So let’s start out with the clotheslines. There are three in this photo, although one is barely visible because it’s in [...]
Sika | February 25, 2008
Sometimes, when I smoosh the life out of a mosquito between my hand and the wall instead of between my hands, I leave the broken and mangled body there as a warning to other mosquitoes. Is that wrong? I did nothing today. After last weekend’s trip to Lilongwe for our meeting of PC Nurses (or, [...]
Sika | February 11, 2008
I had a very busy weekend. Saturday I finally met the mfumu, the chief or village headman, of Matawale. I had asked the Campus Administrative Officer*, Jeremiah, if he could introduce me to the mfumu, but he had never met him. So I asked my landlord, Mr. Makato, and he said he could arrange it. [...]
Sika | January 14, 2008
My grandma is doing better, I’m back in Malawi and back at work. Derek and I had Christmas dinner Iranian-style at the house of an ex-PCV in Old Niecy here in Zomba and then hiked the Zomba Plateau right after Christmas. I then went north and camped on the beach for New Year’s eve with [...]
Sika | August 23, 2007
I am a volunteer, for reals now! I passed my LPI on Tuesday. I scored a little worse than I did during the mock, but Dale, my Country Director (CD–I really do need to make a list of the abbreviations and the Chichewa I use regularly) was really impressed that I did as well as [...]
Sika | August 20, 2007
Tomorrow afternoon is my Language Proficiency Interview and I swear in and finally become a volunteer on Thursday. Wish me luck for tomorrow.
Sika | December 14, 2006
Today, with the storms and all, my kitchen ceiling has popped a leak. I emailed the people that I’m renting back my house from, but I haven’t heard back from them yet. Boy am I glad I don’t own this house anymore. I already have about a quarter of a bucket full from the one [...]
Sika | December 4, 2006
First off, a question: do any of y’all know somewhere in Seattle where I can pick up those rubbermaid cedar embedded totes? I’ve only found 10-packs online, which is a bit more than what I need. I’ve gone through my books and edited out what I can stand to part with. Because I edited down [...]
Sika | November 13, 2006
Saturday started out as an exercise in driving in bad weather and worse traffic. I was supposed to go to see a matinee of Native Son at the Intiman with my mom and her friends and their kids. There was a Sonics game, a play at the Rep, a gas leak at EMP, and 520 [...]
