I'm here....

its now 24 hours since i arrived in Malawi, and its all a bit of a blur. i have now met my two primary mentors, John and Mark, who are both super helpful and warm. i will go out later with Mindy, another CDCer who has been great in helping me prepare for my arrival. we haven't talked shop yet, which is fine because i am still incoherent, but all the great things that i have heard about them in Atlanta certainly hold true.

in my brief tourings thus far, there is certainly lots that i am excited about, and i think those of you who were in Namibia with me or who have traveled in the region can certainly appreciate this - there is a Nandos not too far!! what a silly thing to be excited about, but well i am.

the two general impressions about Lilongwe is that it is very small, yet spread out, and very quiet. i hesitate to say too much about lilongwe now, because i haven't seen much, but i think its safe to say that its comfortable and friendly and will be a very pleasant place to work and live.

i will certainly post more soon, once there is more to post, but wanted to let everyone now that i have arrived safely and all is well.

stay well, b