Joitakin nostoja matkan varrelta - details of my internship and daily living
JOITAKIN NOSTOJA
Matkareitti Malawiin: Helsinki-Arlanda-Addis Ababa-Lumumbashi-Lilongwe.
Lento kesti noin 27 tuntia meidän pääkaupungista ja maksoi noin 1 400 euroa. Matkustin ensin kotikaupungistani lentokentälle Helsinkiin, se maksoi noin 30 euroa ja matka kesti 5 tuntia junalla.
Lähdin siis matkaan lauantaina puoliltapäivin ja saavuin sunnuntaina iltapäivällä.
-Paikallinen valuutta on Malawin kwacha, MKW. 1 euro on noin 2 000 MKW.
-Malawi: pääkaupunki Lilongwe, väkiluku noin 21 miljoonaa ja pinta-ala noin 1/3 Suomen pinta-alasta.
Lilongwesta Balakaan
Majoittuminen
Muutamia
majoitusvinkkejä
Palm Bliss Lodge https://g.co/kgs/cSoCCYt
Boadzulu Lakeshore Resort https://g.co/kgs/5pVa1pC
Jafali Lodge https://g.co/kgs/3etoBoJ
Pankambiri Lodge https://g.co/kgs/bFrhcVv
Malawissa voi yöpyä myös AirBnB:n kautta.
Päivittäisen elämisen kustannuksia
0,33 l limonadi 1 000 MKW.
2 kg riisiä 10 000 MKW.
Ravintolassa ruoka maksaa noin 5 000–9
000 MKW, riippuen siitä missä ja mitä syö. Katuruoka
maksaa noin 2 200 MKW. Arviohintoihin sisältyy ruokajuoma, joko pullovesi tai
limonadi.
(Ruoka-annoksen hinta voi kohota myös 60 000 MKW, jos valitsee Mangochissa ruokapaikakseen rantamaisemalla varustetun hotellin ravintolan Sun ‘n’ Sand https://www.sunnsandmw.com/ tai Makokola https://makokola.com/.)
Balakassa matkustin harjoittelupaikkaan kahdella julkisella, ensin matolalla ja sitten moottoripyörällä. Yhden suunnan hinta oli 4 000 MKW ja 25 kilometrin matka kesti noin 50 minuuttia. Mangochissa harjoittelupaikkani on noin 6 kilometrin päässä majapaikastani ja yksi suunta maksaa 1 500 MKW.
Puhelinliittymän maksu on 32 000 MKW kuukaudessa ja hinta sisältää numeron rekisteröintimaksun. Malawin suuntanumero on soitettaessa +265.
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Olin edellisen kerran Malawissa vuoden 2022 loppupuolella ja hinnat ovat huomattavasti kallistuneet siitä, mutta silti elämisen kustannukset ovat vielä suurelta osin kohtuulliset (suomalaiselle).
Mitä
unohdin pakata?
Tanja
Ps. Eilen minulle tehtiin letit, vain 18 000 MKW 🤩
#Malawi #inbalaka #atkwitandahealthcentre
#socialcare #NGO #CBO #inmangochi #MOET
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SOME DETAILS OF MY INTERNSHIP
Itinerary from Finland to Malawi: Helsinki-Arlanda-Addis Ababa-Lumumbashi-Lilongwe.
Flying took about 27 hours from our capital. My round-trip ticket was about 1 400 euros. Of course, at first, I needed to travel from my hometown to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and that cost about 30 euros and took 5 hours by train.
So, I departed on Saturday around midday and arrived on Sunday afternoon.
-Local currency in Malawi is Malawi kwacha, MKW. One euro is about 2 000 MKW.
-Malawi: capital Lilongwe, population over 21 million and it is 1/3 the size of Finland.
Travelling
from Lilongwe to Balaka district
Using public transportation, it will take about 4 hours and cost 30 000 MKW. There are two types of possibilities for public, buses and minibuses. Distance from Lilongwe to Balaka is about 200 kilometres. Roads in Malawi are mostly in poor condition. Some areas, especially in remote areas, even bridges are washed away by floods.
Accommodation
Accommodation is about 20 000–400 000 Malawi kwacha a night. Here are many nice places to stay overnight. You can even rent a house if wanting, and it could be about 200 000 Malawi kwacha a month (and more), depending on a location and amenities of the house or an apartment. Blackouts are common all over in Malawi. Some places have running water, some do not. Obviously those 400 000 MKW a night having 😊
ARTHOUSE Cafe And Shop https://g.co/kgs/CbnuK9K
Palm Bliss Lodge https://g.co/kgs/cSoCCYt
Jafali Lodge https://g.co/kgs/3etoBoJ
Pankambiri Lodge https://g.co/kgs/bFrhcVv
Boadzulu Lakeshore Resort https://g.co/kgs/5pVa1pC
Some
examples of prices in everyday living
One soft drink 1 000 MKW. (0,33 l)
A bag of Rice 10 000 MKW. (2 kg)
Eating
out in a restaurant is about 5 000–9 000 MKW, depending on where eating and
what taking. Street food normally about 2 200 MKW. Both prices include a drink,
a bottled water or a soft drink.
(Price tag of eating out can go even up to 60 000 MKW, if you choose to eat at resorts or hotels located along the lakeshore in Mangochi, like Sun ‘n’ Sand https://www.sunnsandmw.com/ and Makokola https://makokola.com/.)
In Balaka I travelled to my training place using two different public transport: matola and a bike. One way cost 4 000 MKW and took about 50 minutes and the distance was approximately 25 kilometres. In Mangochi I use a bicycle taxi, it is 1 500 MKW one way and my training place is about 6 kilometres from my location.
Data bundle for a month is 32 000 MKW, price includes registration fee. Malawi’s country code for calling is +265.
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Last time I was here at the end of the year 2022 and I can see that things are now more expensive than then. But still living here is mostly affordable.
What
I forgot to pack with
Even this was not my first internship and journey in Malawi, I forgot to pack a torch or a head torch, a power bank, candles, and a helmet. A helmet would be good to have with, because not all bikers (and motorbikers) offer one when using their public transport services. But luckily, I packed many other important things with me, and the most important thing travels always with me - my attitude 💪🏼😆🤭
Tanja
Ps. And doing my hair yesterday, only 18 000 MKW 🤩
#Malawi #inbalaka #atkwitandahealthcentre
#socialcare #NGO #CBO #inmangochi #MOET
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