We left Liwonde National Park midmorning after a few persons took one last safari.
We woke to hippos crashing into the Shire River.
Mary, Sue and Emily will be heading to Blantyre in a few days to train women from Malawi to lead writing circles.
The rest of us are packing, repacking, exchanging money and tending to details. Some have shopping to do and vendors are everywhere. Others are out of Kwacha, but filled with more than teak, ebony, fabric, beads, and other Malawi souvenirs.
We will head to the airport in the morning.
We held a closing ceremony yesterday with baboons, monkeys,and warthogs all around us before we went on an evening jeep safari.
What began three weeks ago is not ending. It is a beginning, an opening.
The people of Malawi, especially the women and children have welcomed us with open arms and hearts. Our hearts have grown larger, beat stronger and our arms are much longer, will reach across the sea.
Again, thank you to all who have blessed us.
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