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  525 600 MINUTES REFLECTIONS

  May 13, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  By Chisomo Kalumula I have finally completed another 525 600 minutes and here is my reflection for the past few 525 600 minutes. I have learnt that I am pretty old now. My life has truly turned out differently. 10 years ago I was very young and foolish and not sure what my future looked like but here I am today. A miracle dude with… Read more

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  Lessons from World Earth Day 2022

  April 25, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  Since April 22, 1970, April 22 is celebrated as World Earth Day to promote environmental protection. This past Earth day, I participated in the Lingadzi River clean up in my home city of Lilongwe. We started with collecting plastics along the river at the Lilongwe Wildlife Center before moving on to the Lilongwe Nature Sanctuary where I was part of the team that collected plastics… Read more

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  M265 Mentorship session: Managing Stress When Preparing for MSCE Final Exams

  April 17, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  I volunteer as a Maphunziro265 ambassador. Maphunziro265 (M265) is a Malawian non-profit organization that mentors secondary school students in different parts of the country. You can find out more about them here. I have been a part of M265 since January 2020, right before Covid hit and schools shut down. Due to a number of factors, I had not been able to participate in a… Read more

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  NEW QUARTER: TIME FOR SOME REFLECTION

  April 4, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  How is your 2022 going so far? Mine is going, lol. I am happy to report that some positive returns have popped up in other investments but financially we are still stagnant so we definitely need to work on that. One of the things that I am trying to maintain this year is momentum. To not lose sight of the goals that I set out… Read more

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  Of January 2022

  January 31, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  Hey y’all! General January as known to most, has finally come to end! I have to say it’s been a pretty fast January on my end. I am back in class full time and occasionally I find myself questioning what I am doing here but after a recent class meeting with the Executive Dean, I realized that it’s a matter of figuring out where I… Read more

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  Of Reading and Writing

  January 22, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  Some of my earliest memories are of my mom teaching me math and buying me books to read. There was a science book that I did not have much interest in, there was one about a scarecrow that was mildly fascinating and there was a book about cars, which was my absolute favourite. I have long since forgotten the title but I remember that the… Read more

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  THE HARDER THEY FALL: DEATH, LOVE, GUNS AND REVENGE IN THE BLACK AMERICAN WEST

  January 15, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  If I ever get to be in a movie, I would like to be the villain and how I wish I had known when they were casting for The Harder They Fall because I definitely would have sent in a tape. But then again, I would have no chance against the stellar cast that brought the movie to life. Regina King with a slight Riley… Read more

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  Of 2022

  January 7, 2022 by LindaMchawi

  Happy New Year Folks! And to those that are serious about their New Year Resolutions, congratulations you are on day 7. Meanwhile, not much has changed in my world except for more schoolwork. Yes, last September, I started a Masters in Biodiversity Informatics at the Malawi University of Science and Technology. How is it going? You may ask, “Brutal,” is all I am saying for… Read more

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  THE GREAT MALAWIAN FOODTRIP: NSANJE

  December 3, 2021 by LindaMchawi

  Over a year ago, I went on a work trip that took me all over Malawi, from the North to the South, during this trip, I took lots of pictures of the places we went to, the places we ate and slept at. I thought of creating a food and travel diary which could also act as a guide for folks who might find themselves… Read more

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  DEAR WHITE PEOPLE VOLUME 4: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY

  October 6, 2021 by LindaMchawi

  As I was writing this review, it occurred to me that I should just do a Dear White People (DWP) series review where I break down each episode because there is a lot I want to write about this series. So be on the lookout for DWP series soon. Warning: Spoilers ahead I will begin by stating that DWP Vol. 4 was a disappointment, there… Read more

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  2 YEARS A BLOGGER

  September 26, 2021 by LindaMchawi

  So the other day I came on here after I had given  a presentation in my masters class about myself. One of the things I mentioned is that I have a blog. And to my surprise, I got a notification informing me that the blog has been alive for 2 years. It’s crazy that 2 years ago I was an unemployed human who thought of… Read more

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