This entry is dedicated to the inspiration provided by my good friend Loti. — Memoirs of a typical villager I was born in the village and spent 15 years of my childhood in the village and have some considerable traits of a typical villager. I will not claim that I know or remember everything about [...]
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Article of the week: Rebranding Africa
What is your image of Africa? When I look around me at the coffee shop, I see pictures of children, women, grandparents in desperate need of help. When I turn on the news, I hear stories of war, of drought, of disease. When I talk to my friends and family I hear questions of “Is [...]
National Borders – real or contrived?
Traveling the road between Ntcheu and Dedza recently, I was reminded of what first shocked me over 11 months ago when I first arrived. The road between Dedza and Ntcheu is not only the major highway of Malawi (the M1); it’s a national border. This particular stretch of Malawi’s largest road is the political boundary [...]
Slow and steady shoe repair
A month ago, a pair of my shoes needed some serious TLC. I asked around and it turns out that Area 3 market is the place to go. A little market behind the major road that I often walk quickly past without paying it any attention. With no little amount of scepticism, I went and [...]
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