This was my first Christmas away from home. In the days leading up to it, I walked around with a big cloud (of snow) over my head as I read about the news of snow storms and cold from back in Canada, only to be shocked by the bright sun of Africa as soon as [...]
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Unpronouncible Names
While introducing ourselves over the past few weeks, us new volunteers have time and again found conveying our names to be challenging. “Colleen” and “Garret” in particular are not common or transferable to Chichewa. Garret has been translated to everything ranging from Gallet to George. As for myself, I have become most commonly [...]
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