Education is the light

A final graduation in Dzaleka Dowa refugee camp in Malawi. This camp is only a quarter of the size of Kakuma, and they know how to make bricks, so the conditions are much better here. Twenty-eight new Regis Rangers! The procession starts with a parade through the camp. I like it; the paths are lined with children and their parents cheering their role models on. Singing, dancing (the salsa dancers that won “Malawi's Got Talent” perform; no kidding) and many speeches. The student speaker: "It is like the sun has risen and given us the light." It is hard to leave behind such kind, gracious people who have every reason to be bitter and angry, and yet are full of hope and vision. Yet it is time to go home. We’re ready to take a hot shower, drink tap water, not worry about malaria-crazed mosquitoes, and use a flush toilet. Yes, we’re sissies. No idea of what the next adventure may be; stay tuned.