I have spent a lovely week in the south of Malawi visiting new places and seeing old friends. It started in Blantyre for a nice lunch and movie. 
I spent the night at a tea estate and saw tea for the first time. 
I always assumed they grew it as trees because everyone talks about tea tree oil but no, they trim it into bushes. 
It must be harvested every 10-14 days and there are fields upon fields upon fields of it growing.
The next day we went to Mulanje mountain to go swimming in the pools.
It was my first time seeing the mountain and I was quite impressed. It’s HUGE! And it isn’t a part of a mountain range which is unique.
I then spent some time at the site of my friend, Kelly. She lives in the district Thoylo which is full of fruit.
She also lives very close to a Seventh Day Adventist mission so I shadowed a doctor for the day. I watched *wink wink* a birth, cervical screening, and tubal ligation in the OR. It gave me the boost I needed to realize my passion. I want to go into emergency obstetrics (high risk pregnancies, etc). It will be a long road but I should do something I love, and I love everything about it.
We spent the night at another friend’s, Megan. She works at the hospital teaching nursing. Megan made lemon grass wine, which was delicious.
The weekend was a fun filled continuous party for Kelly’s birthday in Blantyre. We went to a nice dinner and then dancing until 3 am. I need a vacation from my vacation! It was bitter sweet because its the last time so many of my group will be together.
To end a wonderful trip, I went horseback riding today around the estate.
I also got to see a Clydesdale (who would have thought they would be in Malawi?). 
All around, the south is beautiful and I don’t know why I waited so long to see it.
I spent the night at a tea estate and saw tea for the first time. 
I always assumed they grew it as trees because everyone talks about tea tree oil but no, they trim it into bushes. 
It must be harvested every 10-14 days and there are fields upon fields upon fields of it growing.
The next day we went to Mulanje mountain to go swimming in the pools.
It was my first time seeing the mountain and I was quite impressed. It’s HUGE! And it isn’t a part of a mountain range which is unique.
I then spent some time at the site of my friend, Kelly. She lives in the district Thoylo which is full of fruit.
She also lives very close to a Seventh Day Adventist mission so I shadowed a doctor for the day. I watched *wink wink* a birth, cervical screening, and tubal ligation in the OR. It gave me the boost I needed to realize my passion. I want to go into emergency obstetrics (high risk pregnancies, etc). It will be a long road but I should do something I love, and I love everything about it.
We spent the night at another friend’s, Megan. She works at the hospital teaching nursing. Megan made lemon grass wine, which was delicious.
The weekend was a fun filled continuous party for Kelly’s birthday in Blantyre. We went to a nice dinner and then dancing until 3 am. I need a vacation from my vacation! It was bitter sweet because its the last time so many of my group will be together.
To end a wonderful trip, I went horseback riding today around the estate.
I also got to see a Clydesdale (who would have thought they would be in Malawi?). 
All around, the south is beautiful and I don’t know why I waited so long to see it.
1 comments:
I am jealouse of all the stuff you get to do. It looks absolutely beautiful there. Seems like you are loving every min of it. How long do you have left there?
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