It's still raining out there

So I finally found internet that works again, so I thought I'd post a quick note. I actually had to ride on the back of an njinga (bicycle) to get to this internet cafe. bicycle taxis are a common mode of transportation here. They have padded seats on the back, and it's really pretty comfortable. It cost me 40 kwacha to get here, (about 30cents).

It's still raining a lot. The weather can go from pouring rain to bright sun in an instant, and it does this pretty much every day. The water under one of the bridges we pass over on the way to Mangochi was getting dangerously high today. I also heard a story that an elephant came into a village in the hills nearby, because of all the rain, and killed a couple people. I haven't seen any elephants though, and that's all I know about that story.

Still teaching maths, and all of our kids are still struggling to understand English. Today actually went really well though, I at least felt as though all my kids were understanding.

I went to Blantyre (Malawi’s biggest city) on Thursday to go to the immigration office. I can’t say I was particularly impressed with the city, just urban sprawl really, but there was a huge supermarket, and even a store that was akin to Wal-Mart in that you could buy electronics and stuff. Unsurprisingly (things never happen quickly here) we were unsuccessful in getting my work visa. Yes, I said work visa, even though I’m not getting paid. We found out we needed my “certificates” and some more paperwork from MCV. Thank god for technology though, my parents scanned and emailed my diplomas, and we printed them out here. They look great, so now we just need to go back to Blantyre on Wednesday. The big plus side of the trip to Blantyre was that I got to eat some pizza!