Just to answer a few of the similar questions yall seem to have...
1. Time difference between Ekwendeni and Columbus is 7 hours (8 hours
for Chicago). Sun rises at 530am, sets at 630pm and FAST. It gets dark
within 5 minutes here, kinda crazy...
2. Julie and I are sharing a room in the guest house. Along with many bugs.
3. Internet access is available at the College of Nursing down the
road from us. Its very SLOW and often crashes, but works ok.
4. Weekend plans: We are going to head to Nkata Bay on Lake Malawi
this weekend. Hope we don't get shisto (parasites!) from swimming in
the lake- will probably be a gametime decision. Can always take meds
later....
5. DVT = deep vein thrombosis = blood clots, usually in legs
6. Will post our phone number next time when we have it with us. You
can try, but there is a 97% chance we won't pick up. Its mostly off
and very difficult to use. What we thought as of purchasing minutes,
is actually units. And you use more units for each minute on
long-distance calls... will buy more units at the next opportunity.
glad to hear you arrived safely. I think if family calls or skypes to your malawi telephone it will not use up your minutes/units.
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Yebo,
Jesse
Glad to hear you guys made it safe and sound. I love your blog. Keep it coming. I well remember the nsima (not fondly) and about the only thing I can say is that it is filling. Sounds like you are off to a blazing start. Take care.
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