Fun fact, the movie was actually debuted at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, so that's a fun Utah - Malawi connection! If you get some time, I would highly recommend watching it, especially because it really shows what life in Malawi is like.
Basically everyone gets around by walking or by using taxi bikes. The students will have to walk almost an hour to get to school sometimes and for some even longer to get to church depending on their religion. That is why so many families work so hard to own a bike as that makes traveling to and from work so much easier. However, as many cannot afford a bike, they will just sit above the rear wheel on the taxi bike to get around places. I am always impressed with the taxi bike "drivers" as they are manually biking up and down hills all day with people or cargo sitting on the back.
The most interesting place I have visited recently was Lake Malawi! It is the 9th biggest lake in the world and 3rd biggest in Africa. It has been nicknamed the "Calendar Lake" due to it being rougly 365 miles long and 52 miles wide, and the "Lake of Stars" due to the lanterns of fishing boats that look like stars at night on the water. It is also home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, with over 1,000 species. This is why those small sun-dried fishes (bonya) are so common for people to eat with their nsima as they can get them for very cheap from the lake and they are a vital protein source.
