We reached Matema, a village on the shore of Lake Nyasa, late in the afternoon and lodged in the house of the organization near the lake. At dawn, I went swimming in the clean water of the lake, which had a sandy beach. I felt like I was at the seaside.
A few women were doing their laundry in the lake. Some of them bathed in their dresses. I couldn’t see any woman wearing a swimsuit. Men used the lake to wash themselves, but rarely to swim. They soaped themselves from head to foot and then dove into the water to remove the soapsuds from their body. I wanted to do the same. I soaped my body and then plunged into the lake. How simple and natural this method was!

This is an excerpt from Travels of the Mind by Ettore Grillo
Ettore Grillo author of these books:
– A Hidden Sicilian History
– The Vibrations of Words
-Travels of the Mind
http://www.amazon.com/author/ettoregrillo