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The Beaches of Zanzibar

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Zanzibar!

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Zansibar 1st day 2013-09-019

We made it to Zanzibar / Tanzania in an exhausting 24 hour bus ride from Malawi.  Continue reading →

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Nadine @ PechaKucha Night

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Georg Fick
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pechakucha_el2One day before our departure we got an opportunity to give a
public talk about our experience with Servas Malawi. Continue reading →

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Taste the Goodness

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Chibuku brewery 2013-09-014

Our last Servas hosts in Malawi were Ramona and Gerald Bowler. Gerald is the Operations Director of Chibuku, the local beer brewery. Continue reading →

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Tiling for Peace

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Peace mosaic 2nd day 2013-09-004

Our biggest assignment in Malawi was to create 3 mosaics for the headquarters of AYISE in Blantyre. Continue reading →

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Hiking Mount Mulanje

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Mount Mulanje 2013-09-009

We took a break from our activities in Blantyre and went hiking in Mount Mulanje, a 1.5 hour mini bus ride away from the city. Continue reading →

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A Family Weekend

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Bobbex & Gloria 2013-08-027Our Servas hosts for a weekend were Bobbex and Gloria and their children Continue reading →

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The Future of Malawi

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Christopher was one of our multiple local Servas hosts and is working for the Youth Resource Center AYISE. Continue reading →

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Blood for Malawi

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Georg Fick
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We currently volunteer for a public outreach project of the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) Continue reading →

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A Buddhist in Malawi

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Georg Fick
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One of our local Servas hosts here in Blantyre is Ian, a commercial contractor, Continue reading →

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Getting busy in Malawi

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Blantyre & Benbows 2013-08-025We settled in Blantyre / Malawi for 4 weeks to support different projects of Servas Malawi.  Continue reading →

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Pampering our souls at Lake Malawi

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Lake Malawi 2013-08-016On August 19th we celebrated 5 month on the road. To take vacation from our permanent vacation we treated ourselves to four relaxing days at Lake Malawi. Continue reading →

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The Penhalonga Mountains

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Chimoio & Panhalonga 2013-08-010

Our last stop in Mozambique was the mountain region of Penhalonga bordering Zimbabwe. Continue reading →

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On the road in Mozambique

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Georg Fick
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way to Chimoio 2013-08-008Not having our own means of transportation in Mozambique was
an exercise in patience and endurance: Continue reading →

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The beautiful coast of Mozambique

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Vilankulos 2013-08-006We couldn’t get excited about the city Maputo so we left for the famous beaches of Mozambique: Continue reading →

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Maputo / Mozambique

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Maputo 2013-07-029Maputo – still full of ruins, ripped open sidewalks and tons
of trash; Continue reading →

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Wade’s cousin’s friend’s parent’s daughter-in-law’s parents…

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Georg Fick
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South Africa was a great experience in hospitality and spontaneous traveling for us. Continue reading →

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Under the Sea

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Georg Fick
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IMG_9251-001We had some time to kill before our bus departure from Durban / South Africa to Maputo / Mozambique Continue reading →

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The search for the big 5

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Georg Fick
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Hluhluwe -iMfolozi Park (70)-001More pictures from our search of the big five game animals Africa’s Continue reading →

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The Drakensberg

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Georg Fick
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The Drakensberg 2013-07-0202 days of hiking in the Drakensberg, the roof of South
Africa, surrounded by the soft hills of KwaZulu-Natal. Continue reading →

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