Republic Day

Not only did we celebrate the 4th of July with a visit from our Slovenian Friend Natasha and ice cream, but this week was also Republic Day in Malawi.  It is similarly celebrating the countries independence from Britain.  It is normally celebrated on the 6th of July with a day off of work.  This year it was announced on the 4th of July that the public holiday would be extended from the 5th to the 7th of July.  After a lot of confusion with our school schedule, everything was worked out until on the 6th of July it was announced again that an error was made and everyone should return to work on the 7th.  Surprisingly, some of our day scholars actually showed up, but the classes were still only about three quarters full