Hello there,
The day has been strenuous and full of discoveries.
I woked up early, around 5 AM, to walk around Lilongwe with one of camp friends, George.
George came from Alaska five mounths ago, so he's pretty much of a veteran in the camp since.
He told me to pack water and insect repellent; I brought a little amount of money too, he told me there could be nice things at the market place.
There was a fresh heat when we left, the sky was loaded of red stripes that came out from the resplendent ball.
 The camp is located on the suburbs district, so we entered the city after walking a couple a miles.
George wanted me to visit some old streets where mans use to play the xylophone.
We could see lots of kids playing football on the streets, screaming "goal!", imitating some football celebritie's celebration.
I then understood why we got up so early: It was near twelve o'clock and the heat was abominable.
We got into a tipical Malawian restaurant food. The clim was on, and that was all that mattered to me.
We ate some fried insects, I didn't expect it to be so good! George told me there were more proteins in those larvas than any kind of other flesh.
Then, we went to the market place. And he was right: There were nice things.
Even tough I only bought a mask and a wood necklace, there were plenty of more interesting things.
The market overflowed food carts, crafted accesories and people.
We got back around 7 PM, all tired and anxious to meet our bed.
It was a great experience that I'll never forget.
Thank you George! Thank you people from Malawi!
Thanks to you too readers.
  

Hey there,
It's been three days since my arrival to Malawi, and I am having a great time here.
I am staying in Lilongwe, the capital city, in the volunteering teaching camp.
There is a notorious average of young volunteers, rather than senior participants.
Since i'm twenty years old, I quickly got a place among other volunteers, and already made some friends.
Life here is pretty rough, I like that.
I did this trip, on one hand, because I wanted to assume Spartan conditions of living. To make me realise how we can sometimes live in a ridiculous, unnecessary luxury; how we can waste spendings on pointless gadgets when people here see primary needs as wealth. I wanted to feel the consequences of those acts that I sometimes made without thinking and to realise my inconsciousness.
People here are so kind and considered, their culture learned them to be greatful without even receiving anything in the first place. Nothing to do with people back there where i come from, America.
"The American dream": pff... yeah, right. We would be living in a such better world if all the people were like Malawians. I've been introduced to my students by the Principal Khumbo of the primary public school of Lilongwe. Kids are all very respectful and sweet. I've been learning a lot when teaching or playing along with them. I teach one-hundred-and-twelve childrens, including the whole grade. I think that, to be among those students and getting so much experience, is a wonderful chance.
I really hope this working environment will last.
I'll be posting more about my staying here in Malawi.
Until then, cheers.  
  

Hey there,
Just got here in Malawi, after 20 hours of flight.
The landscape is... amazing. I discovered the magnificent shores of the lake malawi, commonly called lake Nyasa in most of African countries. It lies in a valley formed by the opening of the East African Rift, overflowing life and beauty.
It's eight o'clock, the sun covers a considerable part of the horizon, bleeding purple.          
I'm exhausted, but the excitement fulfills my fatigue.
I just can't wait to start the volunteering project of my gap year.
Teaching wonders and sometimes painful realities to childrens, who are completely released of any, to our criteria, "basic, common" notions. Learning and making them discover the beauties and unglinesses of the "hidden face" of the world.
That is just what i wanted do since a long time ago, and i got it right before my eyes, within my reach.
I hope this will be a wonderful experience.
See you soon with more news about my trip!