Hi friends!
Muli bwanji? ("Moo-lee bwahn-gee") - That means "How are you?" in Chichewa. I am having a great time in Malawi, and I am learning a few words of Chichewa from my new friends here! English is the official language, but many people grow up speaking Chichewa at home.
I have been learning a lot about Malawi, and I am excited to answer some of your questions!
Some of you asked questions about the food they eat here. It is very good; some of it is different from what we might eat in the USA, and some is the same. I love to try new things!
Here is a picture of some of the food I tried. Do you see something you eat at home?
The first picture is chicken, rice, greens, and some sauce. Do you recognize my drink? I have been all over the world, and I always see Coke!
The second picture is very traditional food. There is beef in red sauce, pumpkin leaves with nut flour, and the white food that looks like mashed potatoes is called nsima ("nn-see-ma"). Nsima is made from white corn flour and water. It is sort of like grits, but much thicker. It doesn't feel wet like grits, and people use it to pick their other food and eat it, like we use chips to pick up dip or salsa! Here is a picture of my friend, Dr. Kristie, eating the greens with nsima! Yummmm!
Someone else asked about the stores here. There are lots of stores, just like at home. Some of the stores look like ours, and some are different. Here is a picture I took while riding through town:
There is a building with a hardware store across the street. Do you go to the hardware store sometimes? It has many of the same things, like hammers and nails. But you can also see a different way to buy things. The man sitting by the road is selling shoes! Where do you buy your shoes? Some people in Malawi buy shoes in stores, but some might buy their shoes outside.
Can you find other things in the picture that are different from Rock Hill? I see a lady wearing very colorful fabric in her dress. Many of the ladies here wear beautiful colors. You can also see a man carrying a cooler on his head. Many people carry things on their heads here as they walk around; sometimes they don't even use their hands to balance- wow! Here is another picture:
I went to some more stores, too! I went to a grocery store- does this look like the USA? How is it the same or different?
It looks a lot like our grocery stores, but you might see some differences. Instead of labeling the aisles, they label them "blocks." They have canned fruit, but they call it "tinned fruit."
I also went to a bakery to get a treat! Do you see things that you might like? I had a cake and it was yummy!
I learned another fun word that you might like! In Malawi, they call stoplights "robots." They might tell you that you should stop when the robot is red! I thought that was funny!
Well, more soon! Have a fun day at school!
Your friend,
Flat Stanley
Muli bwanji? ("Moo-lee bwahn-gee") - That means "How are you?" in Chichewa. I am having a great time in Malawi, and I am learning a few words of Chichewa from my new friends here! English is the official language, but many people grow up speaking Chichewa at home.
I have been learning a lot about Malawi, and I am excited to answer some of your questions!
Some of you asked questions about the food they eat here. It is very good; some of it is different from what we might eat in the USA, and some is the same. I love to try new things!
Here is a picture of some of the food I tried. Do you see something you eat at home?
The first picture is chicken, rice, greens, and some sauce. Do you recognize my drink? I have been all over the world, and I always see Coke!
The second picture is very traditional food. There is beef in red sauce, pumpkin leaves with nut flour, and the white food that looks like mashed potatoes is called nsima ("nn-see-ma"). Nsima is made from white corn flour and water. It is sort of like grits, but much thicker. It doesn't feel wet like grits, and people use it to pick their other food and eat it, like we use chips to pick up dip or salsa! Here is a picture of my friend, Dr. Kristie, eating the greens with nsima! Yummmm!
Someone else asked about the stores here. There are lots of stores, just like at home. Some of the stores look like ours, and some are different. Here is a picture I took while riding through town:
There is a building with a hardware store across the street. Do you go to the hardware store sometimes? It has many of the same things, like hammers and nails. But you can also see a different way to buy things. The man sitting by the road is selling shoes! Where do you buy your shoes? Some people in Malawi buy shoes in stores, but some might buy their shoes outside.
Can you find other things in the picture that are different from Rock Hill? I see a lady wearing very colorful fabric in her dress. Many of the ladies here wear beautiful colors. You can also see a man carrying a cooler on his head. Many people carry things on their heads here as they walk around; sometimes they don't even use their hands to balance- wow! Here is another picture:
I went to some more stores, too! I went to a grocery store- does this look like the USA? How is it the same or different?
It looks a lot like our grocery stores, but you might see some differences. Instead of labeling the aisles, they label them "blocks." They have canned fruit, but they call it "tinned fruit."
I also went to a bakery to get a treat! Do you see things that you might like? I had a cake and it was yummy!
I learned another fun word that you might like! In Malawi, they call stoplights "robots." They might tell you that you should stop when the robot is red! I thought that was funny!
Well, more soon! Have a fun day at school!
Your friend,
Flat Stanley
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