Sika | March 11, 2009
In the evening after Bo-Kaap, we did a tour of Langa and Khayelitsha—two townships just outside Cape Town. Gareth’s sister had wondered why we felt the need to do a township tour, seeing as how we know what poor Africa looks like and all that. But in Malawi things are a bit more balanced—the whole [...]
Sika | February 20, 2009
When I think of writing now, my thoughts seem so negative. As much as Derek may rejoice in me becoming a jaded old PCV, I am not happy with the way all the negativity makes me and Malawi sound. So, I think I’m going to do what I did for my students after their practical [...]
Sika | January 19, 2009
Moses was meant to help me with my garden the other day. He came a couple of hours after I was expecting him and told me that he and his daughter, Dinah, had a meeting with Derek in the morning. Dinah was one of the students Derek is supporting, but she’s never done very well. [...]
Sika | May 20, 2008
I was reading this book called The Shackled Continent* by Somebody-or-other Whosits-whatsis. In it, he mentions how older male students who are never kicked out of high school prey on younger girls, after which they get pregnant and have to drop out of school. Mr. Whosits-whatsis’ solution is to kick older students out. And I [...]
