It has been a surreal first couple of weeks here in Malawi. Now that our initial "transformational journey" is over, I find myself looking back at all we did with disbelief. We talked to priests, doctors, the Minister of Health, peasants, rural villagers, and lots of children. We visited health clinics, home based care centers, orphanages, Malawi's capitol hill, several villages, and pig farms. Now, Rachel and I find ourselves reeling from the exhausting trip and counting ourselves blessed to have seen everything that we did. We are staying at the Mabuya backpacker hostel, reading a lot, and recovering.

It has been nice, but at the same time I am ready to get out and start working, hopefully being able to make a positive impact in a country that suffers from countless hardships. I still hope to be volunteering in a health care setting, perhaps at Bwaila (formerly known as Bottom) Hospital with Dr. Meguid. Dr. Meguid gave our group one of the most inspiring talks that we heard on our trip. A call for social justice more than discourse on hospital protocol, Dr. Meguid's presentation challenged a world that would allow its poorest people in the most need of health care to suffer under the worst conditions. "Shouldn't the sickest people have the best hospitals?" Anyway, I would love to volunteer at Bawaila but am open to whatever happens. Don and Mary have been staying with Malawi's Minister of Health. When Don mentioned our plans, she had several ideas for us as well.

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