Another First

Today was the first time in my life that I have taken kernels of maize to a mill to be ground.  How cool is that?!

In preparation for our upcoming ANTS session, I bought two 50 kg bags of maize.  When ground and cooked, this becomes the staple food of Malawi, called nsima.  I took Edward and Isaac with me, and with the help of five ladies at the mill, we had maize flour in about an hour.

Everyone was more than happy to have their picture made so that you could see for yourself what this process looks like.

Did I mention that you can shop for groceries and have a new dress made while you wait?!

I LOVE AFRICA!