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About
My Placement:
About Bolera Village and Mangochi.
In the Southern region of Malawi lies the small but bustling town of Mangochi. With a population of around 50,000, the town is packed with bike taxis, markets, chitenge shops and street food sellers. The people are friendly, kind, and always there to help you find your way or offer the best mandazis (a type of street food similar to donuts). At times they can be overly interested in seeing a white person, and show this by shouting 'muzungo' (which means white person in Chichewa), or by constantly staring. However for the people of Mangochi seeing a white person is a rarity, so the over excitement is forgivable.
About Me
My name is Lydia.
I am an 18-year-old countryside gal volunteering with Project Trust in Malawi, 6000 miles away from my secluded village in North Somerset, England. Despite this being my first time in Africa, I have always had a great interest and passion for the culture of the continent, so much so that after my year here I will be studying Social Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Birmingham.
Malawi is a tiny country wedged between Zambia and Mozambique in the southern part of Africa.
With tall palm trees and thick baobabs, high mountains and dusty plains, the landscape is truly beautiful. Lake Malawi is essential to the people and animals of Malawi, used for electricity, fishing and as a water source, the gradual decline in the water levels is becoming a worry for the country. However, the people of Malawi continue to shine as some of the happiest and most welcoming people in the world. Compared to England, Malawi has an extremely laid back approach to life, so if there's one thing you'll learn here... It's patients.
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