Our life in Malawi
Discover 10 lessons from our 10 years in Africa

Discover 10 lessons from our 10 years in Africa

When in July 2013, we as youngsters, went to Africa for a "temporary" summer job, we could never have imagined that we would still be living here 10 years later. And work too, because building your own company brings completely different dynamics with it! We have met...

Home is where the Warm Heart is – a thank you

Home is where the Warm Heart is – a thank you

The moment we drove across the border into Malawi, we knew: this is home. The six years before that, we thought we felt at home in South Africa. We definitely had an amazing time there, with so many invaluable experiences. We’re grateful for all the people we met and...

Whatever life throws at you, never lose your smile!

Whatever life throws at you, never lose your smile!

Some friends make fun of us, because we keep getting ourselves into interesting situations. Even in the months after we lost our jobs due to COVID-19, we never got bored. All sorts of things are happening all the time and we will probably have to learn to live with a...

How we lost our job because of coronavirus in Africa

How we lost our job because of coronavirus in Africa

We haven’t slept at all last night, after the news we received yesterday. Of course, we knew big changes were about to take place, but we didn’t expect to be kicked out that easily. Also this business is taking a big knock now that the world is in crisis and no one...

The end of 2019 in Malawi

The end of 2019 in Malawi

With Hessel visiting the Netherlands this week, Dilo spent the Holidays with the employees at the lodge. They usually don’t have many guests this time of the year (unlike we were used to in South Africa), so half a team was sufficient. Of course these people were a...

House-hungting in Lilongwe

House-hungting in Lilongwe

‘’The Warm Heart of Africa’’ is keeping us quite busy. Besides eight working days a week, we also had to find a house. Not that we no longer enjoyed the camping life, although a bit unpractical -especially with the dogs- but if you need to wear a shirt that looks like...

Our holiday is over!

Our holiday is over!

Most of you will know by now that we unexpectedly soon found a job in Malawi, which is why we have been a bit quiet lately! While we were still driving through Zambia, we already digitally met with the interim manager of a lodge in Lilongwe and we were invited for a...