The Maloto Journal

These are some more photos of John and Marta McGuinness’ visit to Mzuzu last week. Also, last week marked the arrival of Jill Bennett as well, our educational coordinator. Jill will be here for the remainder of the trip helping us out with all the logistics going into the opening from the school. We’re very happy to have her!

This week marked the arrival of Mzuzu Academy’s flagship headmaster, John McGuinness, and his wife, Marta. John has extensive experience at international schools around the world, and is currently serving as Headmaster at an international school in Egypt. While in Mzuzu, our visitors worked out logistics and came up with some great ideas regarding the school, as well as visited the site numerous times, had lunch with the women and children at Kwithu, and got to know the city. John and Marta are lovely people and we very much enjoyed their visit. We’re looking forward to when they move to Mzuzu permantently in just two weeks.

New Mzuzu Academy Headmaster, John McGuinness

-Mandy

Hi everyone! I hope things are going well back in the States, the UK, or wherever else around the world you might be reading from. I’m still loving my time here in Mzuzu. Today marks a month since I’ve arrived in Malawi. I’ve been teaching the children from the Kwithu Center for four weeks now, preparing them for their entrance exams to Mzuzu Academy. I’ve also been able to travel to nearby Nkhata Bay for the past two weekends, which is a truly beautiful spot, as well as a fun place to meet fellow travelers. Here are some pictures from the past two weeks:

The market in Mzuzu

Mayoka Village, where I’ve stayed the past two weekends in Nkhata Bay

Swimming in the Bay

Cliff jumping

Sunset on the Bay

Teaching

Christina, Lusubiro, and Costance

Math class

As always, you can see all of my pictures on my Picasa Web Album, and read my other blog, Small Bright World, for more updates.

Thanks for reading! Hope to see you all soon in Malawi.

Mandy

Hi all, this is Mandy again updating from Mzuzu. I’ve begun teaching full-time now and it’s been awesome. The kids I’m teaching (they’re from the Kwithu Center) are all amazing - they work so hard and I can’t believe they come to me after a full day of school with that much energy and determination. It’s truly impressive, and I have to admit that I think some kids from the U.S. could take tips from these Malawian students on work ethic.

Our classes have been taking place at Mzuzu Academy, which is also great. The space is beautiful and the kids are really excited to be learning there.

Walani and Isaac doing some acrobatics at Kwithu

Me and Faith

On Sunday, Anna and I went to Lake Malawi, which is truly gorgeous. The drive through northern Malawi was breathtaking, and being be able to relax at the beach for a few hours was heaven.