Site Visit

Well it looks like I have some more time on my hands, so I will put up another post.

Today I'm back in Lilongwe, the capital. I just got back from my "site visit." This entailed an awkward three day visit to the village I will be living in for the next two years. I still have a few more weeks left of training, and then I will move in permenetly on either December 10 or 11. I don't actually start teaching until Jan 4 so I will have plenty of time to settle in and get over to the lake for a Cristmas vacation. Anyways, I will be living in a little village called Chadabwa. It's about ten kilometers east of a large trading center called Mitundu (). I am really happy about the location since it is about an hour south of Lilongwe and in the central part of the country. Hopefully, this will allow me to travel easily throughout the country and get into the big city whenever I have to take care of business. Also, there is a branch of the University of Malawi about 20K away from my site, so I should be able to update this thing frequently.

My house is nicer than I expected. It's brand new with a cement floor and a tin roof. I will get some pics of it up in the future. There is no running water or electricity at my house or anywhere nearby, but that is what I expected going into all of this so I should survive. The house has three small bedrooms and a larger sitting room. With three bedrooms, I have the opportunity of boarding two students from my school. It is not uncommon for PCV teachers to board students at their houses since we often have extra rooms, and many of the students have to walk many miles back and forth to school every day. With this, the student gets to stay near the school in a comfortable environment while the teacher (myself) has someone to do chores around the house. I definately won't have a student live with me right away, but I will reevaluate things after the first term.

Well, I have to get going. I will try and get some pics of my site up next time around.