For fun, click on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDvnt8fTz-I&t=3s then close your eyes & listen to see if you can guess where you are by the sounds. To me this next link sounds like Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CIu_MUO791s After guessing, replaying the video is worth a quick watch too. Giraffes live on the continent of Africa. ForContinue reading “Can you tell where in the world you are by sounds alone?”
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Malawian Singing and Dancing
During a Malawian church service, five women sang and danced respectfully. As they danced in unison, one lady led out the singing of each phrase and the rest echoed her. That’s their typical style of singing. Usually the worship was a cappella, but sometimes a bongo drum accompanied them. Watch by clicking on This videoContinue reading “Malawian Singing and Dancing”
Would you dress like the lady in the photo in Malawi, Africa?
In Malawian villages, women are expected to wear long dresses with their shoulders covered. When we were there in 2009, only “ladies of the night” wore shorts or trousers and tank tops. Even the men didn’t wear shorts. Public displays of affection can be offensive to them, and swearing is frowned upon. You don’t seeContinue reading “Would you dress like the lady in the photo in Malawi, Africa?”
What is the most dangerous animal?
Things aren’t always as they seem. What animal is more dangerous – a hippo or a lion? One website claims hippos annually kill over 500 human beings, lions kill 22. But there’s one more deadly. We stayed at Hippo Lodge, in Liwonde, Malawi and had to walk by a hippo to get to our room.Continue reading “What is the most dangerous animal?”
The Most Dangerous Place
In Malawi, one of the most dangerous places to be is on the roads at night. Many autos don’t have working lights and the roads can be atrocious. According to two websites: of the most dangerous countries Afghanistan rates #1; the United States rates 36, and Malawi rates 99 with the safest country being Iceland atContinue reading “The Most Dangerous Place”
Which is cooler: a brick building or a straw hut?
You’d think a brick building would be cooler than a straw hut, right? Bricks bake under Malawi’s hot sun, retaining, and radiating the heat. It’s stifling inside. In a village, you find homes built of brick and others of straw. It seems the poorer villagers live in straw huts. But a cooling breeze blows throughContinue reading “Which is cooler: a brick building or a straw hut?”
Children run to you in excitement.
As a friendly greeting sometimes you give a quick rub to a child’s head. I did that to one girl in a group of smiling children in Malawi. The others leaned their head toward me so that I would rub their head too. One by one. The children are so precious. You would think thatContinue reading “Children run to you in excitement.”
Night falls fast at the equator & slow at the poles.
It’s a strange feeling when it takes only 24 minutes for the sun to set at the equator in southern Africa. It’s like someone switched off the sun. But it’s not so fast at the North pole. Pictured above, sunrise begins in early March, and the sun doesn’t set until early October! Then it staysContinue reading “Night falls fast at the equator & slow at the poles.”
Amazing African Women
It’s remarkable to balance a water pot on your head while you walk. But add a wiggly baby on your back wrapped around you on a hot day . . . Wow! These amazing African women deserve much appreciation and honor. But when we were there, they humbly honored us. I didn’t feel deserving ofContinue reading “Amazing African Women”
Can you match villain with book?
Do the villains look like you imagined? Answer: The photo on left is Nick from “The Captive”. In the middle is Cian from book three, “Trapped.” Todd is on the right from book two, “Identity Lost.” Want to learn more about these stories? Click on the blue button below. Then click in the menu onContinue reading “Can you match villain with book?”
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