when we come back...

Last friday I had a great evening with my friend Yasmin. She's also a
VSO and she just came back from a short visit to the UK. We went to a
concert of Malaika ( a south african band supposed to be quite good)
but the concert never started and we talked for ages about life here
and in Europe.
We were both scared thinking how weird is going to be when we come
back home and there will be again loads of things to buy, and we
will consume again loads of things that we don't need.. food will be
wrapped in hundreds of packages, and we will have a washing machine
(and hopefully a dishwasher) instead of a housekeeper..

Apart from some fun evenings I haven't done that much since Easter.
We went to the lake, to cape mc clear, which is a
beautiful spot near the 'lake malawi national park'. Cape mac is
famous because he lake is full of cichlids (colored tropical fish).
But is also a backpackers meca, with quite a lot of cheap places to
stay and party. Our holiday was great, with 'beach boys' (local kids)
that organised us bbq on the beach, a boat trip to one of the islands,
snorkeling, pancakes for breakfast and endless sales of curios. It was
great!
I am not going to tell you much about work. Everything is the same at
the college, many lectures and labs to prepare. I am also doing some
progress with the research, preparing a research grant and trying to
attend the meetings at the welcome trust (a research institution at
the back of the hospital).. I have been so busy that I still haven't
put any pictures in the internet! I'll try this week, promised :)