Chiara Borruso Schmelcher
Chiara Borruso Schmelcher is back in Italy having spent few weeks in Balaka as a volunteer but Balaka remains in her mind and she hopes that one day she will come back.
Being her first time in Malawi, she never knew what she would meet on her arrival here.
“I was very excited,” she says.
Chiara is full of praise for Malawians mainly young people despite many challenges they face.
“I enjoyed my stay in Balaka, people there are extremely curious because of the diversity between them and me. Adults are surely more diffident, but young people are willing to establish a positive relation. What really impressed me was the availability and kindness of people that are happy even only with that little they have.”
Her experience with students from Andiamo Secondary School was a wonderful one.
“Everyone thinks that it is better to stay with children attending nursery school, surely they are beautiful and tender, but with secondary school students you can talk, answer their questions and suggest them what is better for their future. I really enjoyed my time with the students, they are curious and they asked me a lot of questions. They appeared keen and willing to work hard.”
Will she come again? She is looking for a job as a lawyer/attorney in Italy and she doesn’t know if she will have time to come back again.
“I hope so,” let’s hope with her.
By P.K.B