​ As I am nearing the end of my time in Malawi, I have been fitting in all my "bucket list" items! First on the list was to visit the Satemwa Tea and Coffee Estate. The estate is located a little over an hour away from Blantyre, and is HUGE. They produce tea and coffee … Continue reading Some last getaways… →

In the past couple weeks I have been able to go on two different safari type activities with animals, my favorite!! We visited Majete Wildlife Reserve on my birthday, so we followed up with Liwonde National Park and a more local reserve, Game Haven. I took over 200 pictures on my camera so once I … Continue reading Not all sunshine and smiling babies… →

For those that do not know, we were able to hit my GoFundMe goal before I was even able to blog about it!! I set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise my share of donations to send Patricia, a hardworking Malawian woman to nursing school. I was able to raise my share + more in … Continue reading Hitting goals and helping kiddos →

As promised, I brought a little California flair to Africa, and taugh the kids how to "shaka". They got a kick out of it, as well as proudly showing me how they remembered the high five and fist bump as well! I also folded a cootie catcher (I can remember after all these years?!) for … Continue reading Shakas and a stolen hydroflask →

​ ​ ​ ​ Just wanted to give a quick update about what has been happening at clinic in the recent weeks! I feel like we are constantly searching for ways to connect with the kids we are working with. Many have never seen or interacted with a white person. We have heard that some … Continue reading Clinic shenanigans →

Malawian women take pride in their various braided hairstyles and up dos, so naturally we wanted to see what the hype was about! After sitting on the floor for 8 hours and potentially permanent spine damage, I was the proud new owner of a fully braided head of hair. It cost about $10, for reference. … Continue reading Braided hair and a sunset boat ride →

Very late blog post, oops! For my 23rd birthday this year, we took a day trip to the Majete Wildlife Reserve. One silly goal coming to Africa was to see hippos in real life (many of you know my obsession with Fiona at the Cincinatti Zoo) and here was my chance! After purchasing entrance tickets, … Continue reading A magical birthday at Majete →