We've gone to 40 organizations with a goal of hitting 50. Whenever we get a contact, we call or email them and set up a meeting. And then we try to get directions. ...try.....There's been a few we can't find and one we went all over town. There aren't any street names, so usually directions are "Go down the main road until you see ___ sign and then turn left. Go right at the first dirt road. When you see the red building called ___, turn right and there will be a guy with a blue shirt outside the house." That's about the best you get. And when they have an accent and can't hear you, or a call drops, or you randomly intermix wavelengths with another call....ever Malawian call is an adventure.
But today, amidst not finding one of our organizations (and then realizing we're not even sure what it is), we had to get diesel for our trip to Mozambique tomorrow. Now there's been a fuel shortage going on (which happens once a month). So we get to the gas station at 9:30 and surprisingly there's no line! But an hour later, everyone comes and the line goes down the street blocking traffic. Crazy stuff. But we get gas after waiting 4 hours for the tanker to arrive! Only in Malawi :)
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