Malawi Andy

Friday, February 04, 2005

Fireflies, Stars, and Drums

So we were waiting for dinner to finish cooking one night and the electricity went out. There was enough heat to finish the job and we found the candles so it wasn't much of an inconvenience. Just as we finished dinner, Sr. Evelyn called to say that we should go outside and see the Fireflies. The exterior lights were off because of the power outage so you could see hundreds of fireflies flying around everywhere. After a little while, we looked up to see that most of the sky was clear and there were more stars than I could ever remember seeing. So much so, that Orion was obscured and I actually had to look for it. In the sky somewhat off in the distance there was a storm and lightning was flashing up in the clouds. While we were taking everything in someone said "Hey guys, listen. Do you hear that?" Then I concentrated on listening and there was the faint sound singing and drums being played. I looked in the direction of the drums and could see a slight glow of a bonfire on the horizon.