Random things, illustrated

| 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 [...]

Update: Housing

| October 2, 2007

I realized that I haven’t written anything about what’s been happening here with me. When I arrived in Zomba, my house wasn’t ready, even though we had been told the day before that it was. The remodel wasn’t completely done, but more importantly, Escom had not put in the electric meter. Now that sounds like [...]

I Want… (But I should probably talk to you about them…)

| 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 [...]