Katundu Breaks

Stuff in Africa just breaks. My things are breaking ALL the time. My refrigerator (that I inherited from the previous volunteer) broke 2 months into my service, my electric hot plate (which was also inherited) broke in the middle of May, my (almost new) ultimate adventure sandals (aka my chacos) broke last week and are in disrepair. To top it all off, today in the staff room, my glasses just fell apart off my face onto my desk. Luckily, I brought a six-pound roll of duct tape with me to Malawi and now my glasses are structurally sound, but with some superficial “duct tape” blemishes (but if you ask me it adds a little bit of character).