A quick update
on Nikki in Malawi (Malawi), 09/Jun/2010 08:55, 34 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 the weekend. Whilst there went for a walk up to otter point and went snorkelling there, the water is so clear, you can see all the snails which are probably going to give you Bilharzia, as well as loads of colourful fish, sadly no otters– they knew better than being out in the mid day sun. Otter point is part of the National Park, and within the park there are loads of monkeys, so spent some time watching them play with each other in the trees, which was really entertaining. There were lots of baby monkeys and they were very lively and mischievous.Have spent quite a bit of time at the Road Traffic Department getting the permits for my car and also converting my driving license from an English one to a Malawian one. It has proved to be a rather time consuming process which involves lots of queuing, in lots of different rooms on lots of different days. In total it has taken me 6 days over a 3 week period to get it all sorted out, and during the various visits have managed to go in and out of 6 different rooms 24 times. For those that know me well, queuing has never been my forte, but I am learning the art of propping up walls here for long periods of time.There have been various leaving parties that have been attended over the past couple of weeks, so am finding more and more nice restaurants in Blantrye, just can't afford to go to them very often, but it does mean that just as you start getting to know people they leave.Work has been going well, supervising the students on the wards, planning lesson, teaching and sorting out various projects to be undertaken over the next year or so.And just for a change we moved house again two weekends ago now.