Thursday, September 11, 2008

Departures, Layovers, and at long last, Arrivals

Well we're here, finally - after about 18 hours of flying time and over 9 hours of sitting in airports, we've made it. Last night we stayed in the Catholic house in Dar es Salaam. Then we woke up this morning had breakfast and left for Morogoro. Once we arrived here we had lunch and then had some down time to unpack and get settled in. All four of us ended up falling asleep at some point during our rest time. Then we had tea time where we basically just had an opportunity to stand and chat with other students here. After tea, Tim and I stood outside and talked politics, religion, and life with a woman from the midwest. She helped introduce us to several people here and orient us to the school culture. So far everything has been running really smoothly. I think I am still at a point of shock where i'm not really sure that this is all real.
Pictures of our accommodations will follow...
Peace.Goodbye Waverly!

What a beautiful message to see in the Amsterdam airport to start our trip.

On the road to Morogoro.

My sitting/'living' room at LJS.

My bedroom - not too bad - two beds w/ mosquito nets, a dresser, desk and desk chair.

1 comment:

kmatchulat said...

Your accomodations look very nice. Didn't expect things to be so developed - paved roads and city and billboards for World Peace - how perfect for you. Love Mom