Tidbits

Yes, we are still here. Life has become a bit busier again now that the kids are back in school. Those mornings are such a gift to us as we have been able to focus on our language learning again. Some days we seem to be making good progress and actually are able to carry on a conversation with Joyce and other days we can't seem to string two words together or understand even one word from a native speaker's mouth. But we press on.

On a lighter note, we've had some funny moments here that remind us, we are not in Minnesota anymore.

The kids love to pretend they are Malawian--they balance something on their heads and tie a baby to their backs. This is a very common site here. Sometimes we see 8 and 9 year old girls with babies tied to their backs, walking down the streets. I'll have to get a picture to show you.

The kids were playing house the other day and I overheard Sydney say she was going to South Africa to get married. Prior to our move here she had probably never heard about South Africa, but in the expat community that is where people go for vacation, for certain medical care, for shopping... But I guess Sydney's getting married there---now I'm not sure who the husband will be....

Lastly, at our church Capital City Baptist Church (CCBC), there was a church-wide letter that needed to be distributed. The church is quite unique in that it is a mix of nationalities--Western European, Malawian, and many other African Countries. There were tables to pick up your letter and I'm used to there being a split somewhere in the middle of the alphabet, so last names that start with A-M are at one table and N-Z at another. At our church, all the surnames that started with M were at one table and everyone else was at another. Funny!