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All good things come to an end!
Today is the day of goodbyes and an unforgettable journey comes to an end. In the afternoon we were welcomed by the MASO team and there we met our exchange students. At the beginning we greeted everyone and were allowed to watch how Sima is traditionally prepared. After half an hour of nice conversations, we…
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Help for the Malawians
Thursday began with an excursion to an organisation that is also involved in AIDS education. As soon as we arrived there by bus, we were warmly welcomed with a welcome song. You could see how much fun the Malawians had and how much they enjoyed doing this for us. Next, the organization members were introduced…
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Clay mines and an orphanage
We only planned to visit the cultural village of Kungoni today, but after Henry arrived quite late, we changed plans and made and interesting stop in between… Originally we wanted to use the school bus of the BGA to travel to Kungoni but as the bus hasn’t arrived at the school even after a few…
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Lake Malawi
Like every morning, the day started with breakfast. But further it went today times not by car, but a bicycle cab. This sounds more spectacular than it is, because it is only a bicycle with a mostly padded luggage rack, such stand there everywhere at the roadside. So we went to the Beautiful Gate Academy.…
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A very heartwarming day
Today we went to the MASO station again, but this time there was a lot more action. When we arrived, the classrooms were full of kindergarten children, all enthusiastically singing songs and dancing.After so much exertion, a break was allowed, so around noon everyone got a portion of Sima and then they went to the…
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A different kind of church service
Today we went to the Beautiful Gate Academy where a Christian service was held. This service was quite the opposite of what we are used to in Germany. It was a joyful event accompanied by music. There was singing, dancing and a lot of laughter. Everyone had the opportunity to go forward and perform something,…
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The first day: We are rooting in Malawi
After the first night in our lodge, we were all very refreshed and looking forward to breakfast, which tasted very good. We had toast, with chips, salad and banana, especially the salad was very tasty. Afterwards, we were picked up by our Malawians and drove together to the location of MASO (Malawi Aids Support Organization).…
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Arrival: Flights and no fuel
The trip to Malawi was very exciting and started with the failure of the Deutsche Bahn (Germany’s primary rail way company). Our train was over 90 minutes late, which is why we needed to take another one. But in the end everything was fine and we arrived, a little later than expected but still on…