I decided to run around the neighbourhood in area 47 instead of going on the main road. This made sense in terms of less cars & people. Though it was harder to navigate. The first mile went to plan but on the second I discovered I had looped back on myself. Rather than turning round & going the way I knew I did what any man would do & plod on trusting my instincts. After two & a quarter miles I felt as though I should be back at Scottys house. Tho...

Should you find yourself visiting Lilongwe in the near future you shall see for yourself there is not a lot of tourist activities. Bars/restaurants are the main focus. One thing everyone agrees upon however is the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre. Here animals are brought from all over the world to be cared for. The aim for the majority is to nurse them back to health & release them into the national parks. In some cases this can't be done & the animals have to ...

Today began with my first outdoor run south of the equator. On my previous visits I had restricted myself too running in the gym. There is a two mile loop along the main road from Scottys. Despite doing this around 10:30am the temperature had already reached 26degrees. I've been on runs in that temperature in New York but the heat here is different. I'm not sure the weather apps are getting it right. Certainly feels warmer. There was also the quizzical looks of a...

With a dreadful hangovers Amir & I headed off to Chigoli for training. This was my first chance to see how education fitted into the Chigoli structure. George is currently a teacher at Bishop Mackenzie & you could certainly tell. He led a unit on relationships/partnerships that included personal and business. Both for Chigoli as a business & for the children themselves. Meanwhile George had separated the core of the the under 16's to go for a chat wi...

Game day! Today I went over to see Chigoli for the first time. This was a very exciting moment as last time I was here Chigoli was very much at the drawing board stage. I had no idea what to expect. The under 16 team had a home game. They play at Bishop Mackenzie school which is where I played football last time I was out. Before we got to kick off much like our games at home their were a few absentees, & a few latecomers. What differed was the reason behin...