Hey family and friends!

I'm writing you from an internet cafe in Nkhata Bay near the shore of beautiful Lake Malawi.

So, I'm finally a real volunteer as of last Wednesday! The swearing in ceremony was awesome. I gave a speech in Chitonga (the language spoken in my area of Malawi) and rocked the freakin house! I can't wait to upload it. It will be at least another week though.

My time here has definately had its ups and downs but overall it has been the experience of a lifetime and it's only been 3 months so far. The only thing I can say is sorta getting on my nerves is that most Malawians assume I am also Malawian. I expected as much though. Besides that most people are really friendly especially once they find out I am American. Ususally they imediately say, "Oh, Barack Obama! Your president is a Black man!" It pretty cool.

My house is coming along. I just moved in two days ago so it's pretty empty. I mostly have all of my luggage and stuff in the room which will be my guest bedroom of sorts (So next time you're in the area of Malawi...stop by ;) there'll be a mattress and mosquito net waiting...I'll even leave the light on for ya). I'm cooking on a parrifin stove which is waaaaay easier than cooking on an open fire would be.

That will have to be all for now. The cafe costs maybe the equivilent of $1 per hour, but there are a few people waiting so I should be courdeous. Oh....and my English will decline as I go along so any misspellings should be ignored.

Peace out!