Friday, March 27, 2009

Zomba City

We have finally taken some pictures of Zomba, the city we live in -- well, I should say, Alex has, and felt very awkward doing it and even got yelled at for taking pictures. This should give you a bit of a picture of life for us here, at least of where we do our shopping and such. Life in the city is such a huge contrast with life in the village. Yesterday I was at a meeting in Blantyre at a conference centre -- it felt like I was in a different world with the carpets on the floor, beautiful furniture, decorations and art on the walls, drinks served in wine glasses. Is this really the same Malawi? And then we're meeting about distributing food to people who don't have enough to feed themselves. The huge contrast between rich and poor is still something I struggle with very much and it's something we're confronted with every day.

2 comments:

Cathy Noordegraaf said...

i know i shouldn't laugh...but "heaven bound coffin shop"?
that one kinda hit me funny!
very nice pictures, hope you are all doing well!

Unknown said...

Hey guys. Nice to see your updates. Have to say I envy you for your experience. Best wishes.

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