Oral history interview with Mr Joshua Chisambo and Miss Blandina Chisambo

00:00 Introductions.

02:25 Blandina and Joshua shares their milestones.

02:52 Joshua’s football experience.

05:52 Blandina goes on a plane after 17 years.

07:48 Joshua and the sweet jar.

10:30 Blandina’s thoughts on Malawi

11:59 Joshua’s thoughts on Malawi.

15:15 Joshua’s first heartbreak.

17:25 Joshua’s decision on relationships.

17:59 Blandina’s acting classes.

20:52 The Easter play they wrote and directed.

22:45 The young Josh in Malawi.

24:22 Blandina’s love for photography.

26:55 Josh and Blandina’s understanding of wedding ceremonies.

28:55 Charles explains the difference between a wedding ceremony and a marriage.

30:35 Josh’s perspective on wedding ceremonies.

32:08 Blandina’s shares her perspective of wedding ceremonies.

33:33 The first kiss.

36:50 How long should the marriage last?

39:25 Ever heard of dowry? Blandina and Joshua share their thoughts.

40:38 Malawian wedding experience.

41:25 Negotiations prior to a wedding.

43:03 Is marriage between two people?

43:35 The role of the parents in the wedding ceremony.

45:10 How a relationship starts, dating and courtship according to Josh and Blandina.

48:58 Blandina’s dating journey.

49:30 Blandina’s view on relationships.

51:00 Blandina’s thoughts on marriage.

52:10 The age Blandina would like to get married.

53:55 Qualities Blandina would look for in her ideal husband.

55:32 How Blandina’s past dates started.

56:33 Joshua’s attempts to date girls.

1:02:40 Ideal woman for Josh as a wife.

1:03:50 When Josh intends to get married.

1:05:00 The place of social media in dating and courtship according to Blandina.

1:08:18 Would Blandina consider finding love on social media?

1:09:45 The place of social media in dating and courtship according to Joshua.

1:11:35 Advice that Joshua has received on marriage.

1:13:20 The type of information Joshua has been exposed to relating to marriage.

1:17:25 Views on intercultural, interracial and interfaith marriages.

1:23:00 Blandina’s final comments and her views on courtship challenges.

1:24:40 Joshua’s comments on courtship challenges.

1:28:25 Joshua’s final comments.

1:30:45 Charles’s closing remarks.

1:31:34 End of recording.