Nick and I went for a hike this last weekend with Gerald and Chimwemwe. (Two Malawians, Gerald left for college this week, and Chimwemwe is a student at the MCV vocational school). It was definitely fun, but very tiring. I think the cultural definitions of hiking, paths, and the phrase “just around the corner differ.” After bush whacking, scrambling over rocks, and swatting away Tsetse Flies (don’t worry no Sleeping sickness yet) for about 2 hours, I was still wondering where this “path” that Gerald talked about was. I was constantly falling behind the others, and most of the time Gerald was just a sound in the distance. To quote Nick (who kept up much better than I did, but was still no match for the Malawians): “Gerald, I think you’re really a monkey!”
Pictures above: Gerald, Chimwemwe, and I “just around the corner” from the beach at Nkopola lodge where we ended our hike. Nick & Gerald walking along an isolated beach that we hiked to.
Pictures above: Gerald, Chimwemwe, and I “just around the corner” from the beach at Nkopola lodge where we ended our hike. Nick & Gerald walking along an isolated beach that we hiked to.
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