Mom Is On The Move

Spoke with Mom today. She is on the move. They have relocated from Mzimba to Mzuzu, both still in Malawi. She says she is still loving it, although being a fleet and base manager is not really what she was hoping for. She loved scouting sites. Folks are pleased with her work (of course) and compliment her on her flexibility.

The town she is in now is a bigger town, in fact the fastest growing in Malawi. She is only 20 minutes from the lake that runs the length of the country. Everyone is having hopeful dreams for a day off to visit the lake. She says she has seen pictures of the crystal clear water and kayaks on the water. The town she is not in is a thriving timber industry town. I asked if she will have internet and there is a slight possibility of it in the coming days...we'll see.

Even though the fleet and base manager job is not what she had in mind, she says the people she is working with are superb. She is enjoying the cross cultural exposure and learning about them and their home country. Half of the adventure is being exposed to the African people and their culture and the other half the MSF people and their culture. She enjoys both soooo much. The locals continue to also be very appreciative and friendly.

I got a few more details on the break-in earlier in the week. Several houses and the base were broken into by 7 men. They tried unsuccessfully to get into the office because the guards were able to fend them off. They have beefed up the security and associated procedures. The locals of the last town were so apologetic about the attempted break-in.

Well that is about it for this update. Mom has spoken to someone who came from the Uganda efforts and they described a much more relaxed, shorter hour work-day, better food, etc. environment. Right now Mom is still on the list to go there next...but anything can change.