http://itatuorphancare.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:11:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Butterflies in My Tummy I spoke to Mabvuto this morning. He told me that the rains have begun in Malawi which means he and two ladies have begun to plant the maize. Once the seeds start to germinate fertilizer will need to be applied to the field. He ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/11/19/butterflies-in-my-tummy/ Today I spoke to a grade 3 class about the orphans. The class plans to do some fundraising based on the theme of “Do They Know it’s Christmas.” I told the students about the daily life of their peers in Malawi. These middle-class Toronto students were ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/11/13/teaching/ The time has finally come for me to introduce my kids in Malawi to my students in Toronto. Of course this introduction needs to be done in the form of pictures, letters and stories. I have been spending my evenings this week looking at teaching resources that ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/11/05/linking-my-two-worlds/ I don't have much news to report from Malawi. The land has been purchased. We got 1.5 acres for about $1200. As soon as the rainy season starts mabvuto will plant trees around the perimeter of the property. I have requested fruit trees so that we can enjoy the fruit ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/10/08/54/ During my last week in Malawi we went to the water board to sort out our bill. Even though we'd registered as a personal account the water board had us classed as a commercial tap. This means that the rate we pay is about 60% more than we ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/09/27/lets-hope-maemory-is-now-just-a-memory/ There's not a whole lot going on in my Malawi life these days. I sent the money to purchase the land via a bank wire. It was the least expensive way I could find. I'll look into PayPal later. I've just set up that account. Thanks for all of the donations. ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/09/20/back-by-popular-demand/ I finally went to the bank today to wire money to Malawi. It's my first time wiring money. I hope it arrives! I'm looking into other options for sending money. I've been told one can email a personal cheque. Does anyone know about this? ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/09/12/september-12th-2008-a-list-of-things-to-do/ I've been back in Toronto for 9 days now. More seems to be happening in Malawi since I left than it did while I was there! I wrote earlier that we decided to fire Maemory. We gave her two weeks notice which meant her last day of work would ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/09/06/september-6th-2008-wild-africa/ Since I've been back home things in Malawi have not slowed down. I've spoken to Mabvuto several times on the phone and he continues to do a great job of supervising the children and the cooks. One frustrating thing has proven to be my love of sleep set ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/09/04/september-4-2008-movin-right-along/ It seems I’ve been deceived. The story is somewhat complicated but I’ll try to explain. During my first week in Malawi I met with Mrs. Chatuluka, the Chairperson of the Community Based Organization. I explained to her my plans and the rationale for my project. She ... http://itatuorphancare.com/2008/08/08/august-8-2008-duped/