A Malawian Buzz Feed: 16 Important Things I Learned in Malawi

1) That eating good food is so much more important than working out.

2) If there isn’t four plus people per row, babies on laps, and chickens next to babies, the minibus is not yet full.

3) That human touch really does give the body endorphins.

4) How to say no when someone asks you to marry them….and how to say no again, over and over.

5) That friends and family are basically the same thing.

6) That goats are the stem to all evil.

7) That living without electricity can actually be a blessing.

8) Don't wait until it's dark to go to the bathroom in the chim...or you'll have a lot of creepy crawler friends joining you.

9) That taking time for you has such a deeper meaning than being alone.

10) That long distance relationships take A LOT of work.

11) How much you can get done when you don’t check your FB ten times a day.

12) That a dog really is a wo(man)’s best friend

13) That you don’t need to own a car to go places.

14) That to learn a second language, you need to practice speaking that language.

15) That being white means a lot more than just a type of skin color in many places of the world.

16) That a 30 second dance party and a positive mental attitude can really change everything.

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