Finally arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi!

After experiencing the longest flight of my life, and escaping our brutal winter, I finally arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi (a total of 18 hours flight and I’m ignoring the layoff time.) I will be staying in Korea Lodge for the next 3 weeks which is in Area 3 of Lilongwe. Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi and is segmented in different areas called by number. The first night was great; I was more tired than I thought even if I slept on the plane.

Malawians are early risers, and some of them start working between 7:30 to 8:00 in the morning and would be gone for the day before sunset between 4:30 and 5 in the afternoon. The sun sleeps at 6:30PM and it gets dark quickly. I am an early riser myself and to be able to wake up with the sunrise is a great feeling which I couldn’t afford back in Canada (I’m constantly thinking of you guys, with our current winter!) However, I’m experiencing the extreme opposite weather (29°C but feels like 34°C), and believe me, it’s quite a challenge to my body – I get tired quickly.