First of all, I'm moving to Mulanje! (Which I realize most of you already know) It is home to jungle, tons of fruit, tea, the tallest mountain in central Africa, and Dzenje CDSS, the school where I'll be teaching for the next 2 years. Last week I went on a site visit to check out my house, school, and village. Transport from my host village in kasungu to Mulanje took two days and was a horrible, terrifying, uncomfortable journey. I'll have to write a whole post about travel in Malawi another time. I went with the headmaster of my school and stayed with him and his family for the four days I was there. The weather was rainy and cold, but my district is absolutely beautiful! It is in the jungle, surrounded by mountains and tea fields. Everything is green and there are tropical plants and flowers growing everywhere. Imagine a scene from Tarzan an that is what it looks like where I'll be living. My house is inside the school gates and surrounded by classroom buildings. I'll definitely have to build a fence to separate my yard from the school grounds. The house is very small, only two rooms and a storage closet, with a separate kitchen and bath being constructed out back, hopefully to be finished by the time I move in. I don't have electricity or water but my school has solar so I can use theirs to charge stuff. Although my house is small, and definitely lacking in amenities, it is made up for by its location. The surroundings are amazing and my house overlooks fields and mountains, with a view of Mt. Mulanje from my backyard. Definitely a change from the Florida beaches I'm used to.
I am now back in kasungu, with only two more weeks of home stay before I move away on my own. I am looking forward to being independent and finally starting my service as an official PCV, but I will definitely miss kasungu, seeing my friends everyday, and especially my family.
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