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Category Archives: Malawi
Games in Africa
Since we’ve been in Africa, the kids have played a lot of games. Kids do that. Turns out, everywhere.
Battling Hunger, with Windmills
Jonah, Stella and I recently finished reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a memoir by William Kamkwamba. Kamkwamba, who grew up near Kasungu, Malawi (very close to the village in which we stayed) had to drop out of school … Continue reading
Posted in Malawi
Tagged contemplative mode, DIY electricity, family gap year, family travel, hunger, Malawi, Moving Windmills, round the world, RTW, William Kamkwamba
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Happy birthday, Jonah!
We’ve thrown a lot at him over the last few months. He’s been an absolute champ. He’s game to go anywhere, sleep anywhere, try anything, and eat anything (OK, almost anything). He’s embraced every experience with good humor and enthusiasm: … Continue reading
Nature’s Gift
We recently visited a permaculture farm. It was a little random – we hadn’t planned to go; we didn’t know anything about it; and only went because it was right next to where we’re staying. It turned out to be … Continue reading
Daddy’s been busy…
While we were in Lake Malawi, the younger kids had to catch up on schoolwork (it was hard to find enough time when we were working with Book Bus and buildOn); and Emma had to catch up on her part-time … Continue reading
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Tagged family gap year, family travel, Malawi, Midlife crisis, painted boats, round the world, RTW
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Scuba in Africa
Yesterday Jonah, Emma and I did a short dive in Lake Malawi. Neither of them had ever tried it, and I hadn’t done it in… well, when I actually tried to work it out, it came to more than twenty … Continue reading
Gule Walmkulu
We saw Gule Walmkulu up close. We had just arrived in the tiny village we stayed in, for a public covenant signing and groundbreaking in main center. There were a lot of speeches, so it went on for some time. … Continue reading
Full immersion
Now that we have a proper connection, I still need to go back and write about our extraordinary week living with families and “working” in the rural north. But Jonah recently enjoyed a different type of experience: and then… a … Continue reading
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Tagged family travel, immersion, Lake Malawi, Malawi, round the world, RTW, sailing
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More breaking news from Africa…
Tom’s growing a Vacation Beard. I don’t know how well it comes through in the picture, but it’s coming in red, with a generous heaping of what he calls “blond.” (Less charitable types might say “gray.”) We’re calling him Tomas … Continue reading
It’s 6:30 am, and we’re all sitting at the bar…
… watching the election returns. I think I’ll count it as Social Studies.
Family Gap Year 