More from Malawi!

Hi again kids!

I am still having a great time and meeting new friends in Malawi!

Some of you want to know about the animals here.  Well, there are cats and dogs, like in Rock Hill, and even some goats.  There are also animals that we don't see in Rock Hill, like elephants, hippos, and zebras!!

Hippos are fun to look at - but don't get too close!  They can run very fast.  Hippos love the water- they were even named for it.  Hippopotamus means "water horse"!  They are very big- even when a baby hippo is born it can weigh 100 pounds!!

Some of you want to know more about how people live here.  I went on a drive today.  We stopped at lots of robots.  :)  Look out the front window with me!  What do you see that is different from Rock Hill?

I can see one thing different- the cars are driving on the other side of the road!  In the US, cars stay to the right.  In Malawi, cars stay to the left.  Can you tell your right from your left?  In Malawi it is very important to remember!

Can you think of any other place I have been where they drive on the left side of the road???

That's right!  London!  

I have been spending most of my time in a city called Lilongwe ("lill- LONG- way").  It is a city with buildings and houses- some of them look a lot like houses back in Rock Hill.  I am staying in a hotel, and it is just like some hotels in the USA.  But in the countryside, people might live in a very different type of house, like this:

These people might make their roof out of parts of plants.  I wonder how they do that- it is amazing!

Speaking of plants, I saw some good ones, like this coconut tree!

I saw so many wonderful things, but now it is time to come home!  I can't wait to get back to see all my friends in Rock Hill!

Here I am with a pretty Malawi sunset- See you soon!  Your friend, Flat Stanley