Well, if you ask me, I am going to tell you that it is not easy. Has it ever been easy? That is a great question. The answer is not really, and one would ask,...
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My first deployment to Karonga came with excitement and many unanswered questions. Would I manage my responsibilities? Was I the right volunteer for my community? Would the language and cultural differences allow me to connect?...
I remember vividly, as if it were yesterday, the day I received an email from the CorpsAfrica office informing me that our project had been selected to be pitched. A huge smile spread across my...
Upon first arrival into my community as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I carried two suitcases and a heart full of purpose, but very few of the right words. Growing up far from Malawi, let alone rural...
That question stayed with me throughout my time in Kachekula. Every day, I watched women wake up early, work hard, and do everything they could to support their families. They sold vegetables by the roadside,...
I remember sitting alone in my room days before Pitch Day, staring at my notes and trying to imagine myself standing in front of that audience. Every time I pictured it, fear would take over....
I never imagined I’d one day lead a tree nursery project, especially not one involving the youth. But sometimes, the most meaningful experiences begin with a simple, hesitant thought. When I arrived in my community,...
When I first arrived in the Gowo community, I honestly wasn’t sure how things would unfold. I was nervous and unsure how I would fit in. Then I started paying close attention to what daily...
My integration journey in the Undi community of Dedza, Malawi, has been exciting, eye-opening, and deeply rewarding. As a CorpsAfrica volunteer, integration was my very first mission, thus learning the community, adjusting to daily life,...
When I first arrived in my community as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I carried with me an invisible backpack full of expectations, ideas about what I would do, what I would teach, and how quickly I...
