Nora
I'm back! Ndirandi Social Club
I thought I was finished writing about Malawi, but not so! There is one thing that I never wrote much about, and it's a project we were...
top of page
WELCOME TO LETTERS HOME
All the Latest
Home: Welcome
Search
Nora
The last post?
Life continues as normally as possible, given the circumstances of COVID-19, and the fact that we are still in the mission residence in...
Nora
Rammy
Rammy is one of the kindest and wisest men I've met anywhere. He is one of the Friends of Prisons, like Lyca, who sees it as his calling...
Nora
My sister, Lyca
I have mentioned Lyca a number of times in my blogs, but today I want to talk more about her so you can understand why she has been so...
Nora
Quarantine, continued
We are still here in the apartment in Toronto, waiting out the last three days of quarantine. We really look forward to getting out of...
Nora
Surviving quarantine
It's Saturday morning, and here I am, updating you on our status. We arrived in Toronto on Tuesday and went straight into quarantine at...
Nora
We're home!
Wherever that is right now! I just wrote this blog post and somehow managed to cancel it, so here goes again. This morning I received an...
Nora
A little confused
Well, change of flight. First it had been changed from March 26 to March 27. Then last night we found out that flight had been...
Nora
Sad news
It is with a heavy heart that I report that we are cutting short our time here in Malawi and coming home, as of March 26. It has not...
Nora
Active Sunday
Another week has passed. Hard to believe it's the middle of March already! Spring must be upon you lucky North Americans! In the...
Nora
Correction!
I could just leave it till next week, but I feel guilty about misinforming my readers. It turns out it was not "water shedding" at all,...
Nora
"Water shedding?"
Last December I believe I mentioned "load shedding" in South Africa. As of yesterday, we seem to be experiencing water shedding here in...
Nora
Adventure continues
I have heard from Steve, and his eye is healing as we had hoped. We are very thankful for that confirmation from the doctor. Steve is...
Nora
At last!
I told you last week that I would update you on the status of our vehicle search this week. I am here to say that it's all ours and...
Nora
Celebration, Malawi style
It's been another good week, starting with a five hour church service last Sunday! It was a special service, when they were inducting a...
Nora
More independence?
Well, it's baby steps, but steps forward nonetheless. This morning Steve and I got ourselves downtown on the public minibus all by...
Nora
Independence, step by step
This week we have been making our way into the prison without an escort. They all know us now, know that we are teachers at the school,...
Nora
Steve's back!
Yay! Tuesday of this past week Steve finally returned to Malawi! We are so happy to be together again. And he was able to start...
Nora
First week of work
I survived. In spite of Steve's absence, I managed to get through this week. It has been arranged that I will be teaching on Monday,...
Nora
Back in Blantyre . . . Alone
Well, I am back in my home, the guesthouse in Blantyre, but Steve is still in Johannesburg, South Africa. I had to return, because I...
Home: Blog2
Home: Subscribe
Home: Contact
bottom of page