Our new house

“Oh, you’ve got the Party House!!! “ is what we hear from the returning teachers when we tell them which house we moved into!  It looks like this place was the social glue that held the faculty together for the past several years….  We have big shoes to fill, and plan on trying to hold up to the challenge of staying the party house!  Now, I do have to say that the house is pretty cool looking inside and out.  Over the summer it was given a fresh coat of paint all over in and out, as well as some needed maintenance.  Now, we have unpacked our suitcases and are waiting for our boxes to arrive from Riyadh. 

The main house has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms in the main house, plus a guest suite right outside the kitchen door.  The kitchen is huge and has cabinets and counters on all 4 walls (lots of storage), and we have a walk-in pantry, very reminiscent of the pantry we had in our first house in Clinton (for those who remember it).  The flooring in that part of the house is all tiled. 

Then you have the living room/den/office with parquet flooring and wooden ceilings. 

All windows are dark varnished wood and many have louvers and mosquito nets.  All windows and doors are also protected with rebar on the outside and inside.  It sounds like a lot because it is.  Although Malawi people are very peaceful for the most part, break-ins are common place, mostly for electronics..so most houses are protected in that fashion.  Plus we have a full security monitoring system!  Makes you feel safe!  Check out the keys to open all the doors and rebar doors!!!  A picture is worth a thousand words.