Title: Nikki in Malawi (Malawi)

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URL: http://nikkiinmalawi.blogspot.com/

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Busy busy busy - 01/Sep/2010 18:54 - 4996 days ago
Last week I was back down in Chikhwawa again on the Monday and Tuesday to revisit the students there and see how they were getti...
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How to make a volunteer happy - 01/Sep/2010 18:05 - 4996 days ago
One of my housemates has recently returned to Malawi from a trip to the UK, she brought back loads of goodies for me, and alsoan...
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Watch out there’s a chisoni about - 01/Sep/2010 17:55 - 4996 days ago
Recently we have taken up gardening; well this is of course the royal we. My role has been very influential in so much as that I...
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It has not been my best week - 19/Aug/2010 17:26 - 5009 days ago
It would be fair to say it has not been my best week, not withstanding the chocolate tragedy, I have also still not been able to...
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It has been a tragic day - 19/Aug/2010 17:21 - 5009 days ago
It was my birthday at the end of July and I have been making regular forays to the post office to see if any of my parcels have ...
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The Flames came to Blantyre - 11/Aug/2010 18:53 - 5017 days ago
Today the Malawi Flames– Malawi's national football team – were playing at home to Botswana. It has to have been one of the ...
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Internet difficulties - 11/Aug/2010 18:52 - 5017 days ago
Besides work, life and the universe for not writing much, one of the reasons that I am not very up-to-date with posting is the s...
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Whoops it’s been a while now - 11/Aug/2010 18:51 - 5017 days ago
Haven't written anything on here for ages now, it is not because I haven't been doing anything but rather I have probably been m...
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I have found the perfect bar - 08/Jul/2010 18:52 - 5051 days ago
Following on from my visit to Lilongwe market - see previous post, Perhaps not the best selling technique, I have now found the ...
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Is this the best excuse ever for being late for work? - 08/Jul/2010 18:24 - 5051 days ago
Thursday 8thJuly 2010This morning I got up as usual, went to unlock the front door ready to go to work, and lo and behold couldn...
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My fire lighting skills are coming on a treat - 08/Jul/2010 18:22 - 5051 days ago
No I haven't become a pyromaniac, but it is so chilly in the evenings out here, we are now having to light a fire each evening t...
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A zebra crossing in Malawi - 08/Jul/2010 18:22 - 5051 days ago
 Tuesday 6thJuly 2010 was a bank holiday in Malawi, celebrating Independence day. Took the opportunity to go on a little day tr...
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Not necessarily the best selling technique - 23/Jun/2010 19:30 - 5066 days ago
On Saturday we travelled up from Cape McLear to Lilongwe and after finding the bus station and then the VSO guest house I got se...
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Zomba Plateau - 23/Jun/2010 19:21 - 5066 days ago
After leaving Mvuu we headed on back down the road to Zomba where we were staying 2 nights on the plateau. We arrived in Zomba a...
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Liwonde National Park - 23/Jun/2010 19:01 - 5066 days ago
I thought it was about time that I had a week of holiday having been here now for over 4 months, so persuading one of my fellow ...
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A quick update - 09/Jun/2010 08:55 - 5080 days ago
So it has been awhile since I updated on my different antics here.14thMay was a bank holiday so we went to the lake again for th...
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Celebrating International Nurses Day - 20/May/2010 08:12 - 5100 days ago
INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAYWEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010, BLANTYRETHEME: Delivering quality, serving communities: Nurses leading Chronic ...
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3 months in Malawi already– where does time go - 16/May/2010 06:34 - 5104 days ago
I can't believe that I have been here 3 months already, it seems quite amazing that so much time has gone by, but then again I s...
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Queen’s Day celebrations - 13/May/2010 06:40 - 5107 days ago
This weekend (1stof May) saw us going down to Mwanza, which is about a 90 minute drive from Blantyre, the us being myself, Bex a...
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Slight translation problems - 03/May/2010 12:46 - 5117 days ago
Sometimes you end up having the most bizarre conversations– a couple of weeks ago we were chatting to this young man and the c...
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Thyolo and the Black Missionaries - 29/Apr/2010 07:10 - 5121 days ago
Having been very kindly invited down to Thyolo by Bex and Matt for the weekend, I arrived there on Friday evening, courtesy of B...
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A Tactical error - 27/Apr/2010 20:08 - 5123 days ago
Made a tactical error on Thursday, decided that I needed to go to the bank and get some money for the weekend. Fridays are mad b...
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A new husband - 27/Apr/2010 19:30 - 5123 days ago
When walking to and from work someone generally starts up a conversation with you. Some out of genuine friendliness others I am ...
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A new home again - 27/Apr/2010 19:25 - 5123 days ago
Sorry rather behind on the updates, it has been a combination of events, generally being a bit more busy, and really poor intern...
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Easter Weekend at Fat Monkeys - 11/Apr/2010 05:53 - 5139 days ago
On Good Friday was picked up from the house by Bex and Matt in their lovely new car ready to drive to Fat Monkeys at Cape McLear...
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Practicing with my new tent - 10/Apr/2010 07:28 - 5140 days ago
Prior to the Easter weekend, I had wondered off to Game during the lunch hour to purchase a tent and mattress for the forthcomin...
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I’ll get you my pretty ones - 08/Apr/2010 11:45 - 5142 days ago
Except there is nothing pretty about them. I am currently being haunted by millions of tiny little ants. The little tykes are ev...
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Flashing is a very annoying habit - 26/Mar/2010 20:58 - 5155 days ago
The first time someone said that they would flash me, I was rather taken aback and no this is not what you might be thinking due...
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The Daily Routine - 24/Mar/2010 07:41 - 5157 days ago
Our trusty water filterAm sorted out into a daily routine.5 am– get up and get ready for work6.15– leave home and walk to wo...
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Mini ba loose anyone - 23/Mar/2010 07:20 - 5158 days ago
Travelling around Blantyre (and most other places in Malawi to be exact) is usually done via the minibus. The above photo shows ...
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Internet bliss - 22/Mar/2010 13:23 - 5159 days ago
Oh what joy, potentially regular internet access at last. One of the things that I miss is being able to log on to the internet ...
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I stand corrected - 21/Mar/2010 13:20 - 5160 days ago
In my previous post I said that Lake Malawi was the 3rdlargest lake in the world, actually it isn't– sorry Lake Malawi. It is ...
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A little bit of play as well as work - honest - 18/Mar/2010 11:08 - 5163 days ago
So this last weekend Friday 12thMarch saw a vast array ofVSO'ersgathering atKandeBeach on Lake Malawi. We left at 5am for the 8 ...
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Martyrs Day - 07/Mar/2010 10:27 - 5174 days ago
So Wednesday 3rd was a public holiday to celebrate Martyrs Day. The local newspapers all had big supplements discussing Martyrs ...
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Pictures - 03/Mar/2010 10:28 - 5178 days ago
This is the road leading down to our house. Whats missing - yep you guessed it pavements and street lamps. There are very few pa...
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New home - 27/Feb/2010 11:32 - 5182 days ago
Well we have moved into our new house now, that happened last Saturday. Our house is really nice and sits in this massive garden...
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no home yet - 19/Feb/2010 08:31 - 5190 days ago
We traveled from Lilongwe to Blantyre on Saturday, leaving the VSO guest house at 12.30. There was a slight technical hitch with...
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Nikki is in Malawi - 10/Feb/2010 16:16 - 5199 days ago
Well I arrived safely in Malawi on Sunday 7thFebruary. Flew overnight from LondontoJohannesburg, managing to solve many a crime ...
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M-Day - 06/Feb/2010 08:11 - 5203 days ago
So it is finally here, the day that I fly off to Malawi. Bags are all packed, only problem there is that I can't lift them. Me t...
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It is all getting close now - 23/Jan/2010 04:53 - 5217 days ago
It is beginning to feel real now. 2 weeks to D Day. Flights are booked finally, and am flying out on 6th Feb, (2 weeks today). N...
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Last Christmas in England - 22/Dec/2009 19:50 - 5249 days ago
Well it is certainly feeling like Christmas here, lots of snow and very cold weather. It will be very different next year, curre...
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Lack of IT skills - 28/Oct/2009 20:11 - 5304 days ago
I think it is just as well I am not going out there to Malawi to teach IT skills, it took me nearly 2 hours just to create two s...
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Nikki McKeag is fundraising for Voluntary Service Overseas - JustGiving - 27/Oct/2009 21:04 - 5305 days ago
Nikki McKeag is fundraising for Voluntary Service Overseas - JustGivingPosted usingShareThis...
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