Life in Lilongwe, or, Two Posts in One Day

Today I walked down the street outside the walls of campus. I was accompanied, be not alarmed. Maybe, on the other hand, some of you are alarmed that I haven't done this until now. I advise you to look up the rate of traffic-related fatalities in my current nation of residence.

Today I attended an outdoor movie night with free popcorn at a dive down the road. This event sounded pretty American, but when we got there I realized it was much nicer (and sufficiently Maliawan). The setting was so sweet, with easy chairs set up in little semi-circles separated by thin fences. The popcorn was served on plates, not paper bags. The movie was so cute, and the company was great. It was excessively diverting.

The other day I let someone take this picture of me.

Those are mbewa. You can sometimes buy them on the side of the road. You can sometimes find them in your kitchen (I haven't). You can sometimes hear them in your ceiling (I have). 

Life in Lilongwe has somewhat become Life at ABC, but I am making an effort not to let it be so. Today, in my 'umble opinion, I made some progress.