Neno Boma is the coolest place in the world! I'm finally here after spending the weekend in Lilongwe (luxury living, relatively speaking). The ride down to Neno was quite interesting. The first three hours were on a paved road, so we could drive a relatively fast speed (when we weren't dodging children, cows, goats, and chickens in the middle of the road). This stretch of Malawi consisted of the most wonderful produce trading markets and the most interesting roadside treats (i.e. Malawian Sausage--boiled rat shish-ka-bob)...yes, it's exactly like the image that just popped into your brain...a long stick holding 8 whole boiled street rats. (For those of you whose stomach isn't quite as strong as mine was today, I will spare you and refrain from posting the picture of this sight on my blog.) Then, the last hour of my trip to Neno was on a dirt path, through a Baobab forest. It was the bumpiest and prettiest drive I've ever taken. When we finally arrived in Neno, I couldn't believe my eyes. This small, rural district of Malawi is going to teach me so much about 3rd world living, development initiatives, humanity, life, and me as a person. I am going to see the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in this village. Every child I see is the most beautiful, perfect child I've ever seen, and I wish I could do more than spend one summer of my life helping them. I want to give them the world!!! Hopefully, my efforts here this summer will instill hope in their hearts.