I had some personal expectations about the program just everyone would. First expectation was the program would be all work at all time, bearing in mind that the period was too short. Besides that, I was looking forward to doing projects which probably Rice had already selected for us to do. It was mind blowing to see none of these come true. I really like the approach we had because it was an open discussion.

So basically, the first week involved setting plans, choosing the projects we wanted to do and most importantly getting to know each other. Rice University sent three students Emily, Sarah and Catherine. These guys are really nice and friendly. Sometimes work can get too routine because of the environment, but I must say with these guys work is so much fan. They so eager to learning Chichewa and my personal secondary plan is making them half Malawians before they return home. The first weeks will always be memorable.