finally my first post from africa... YAY!!!! I arrived last night at about mindnight. the plane rides were extremely long (i was in the air about 24 hours) I got to Johannesberg airport and as i was waiting in the line for customs Katie a girl from my dts whi is now my roomate was standing behind me! it was really nice to have someone just as confused as I was but going to the same place... So I was really close to not making my flight to cape town and that was super scary but luckily I made it and Lindane and Loy were there to pick me up. The two of these guys were so nice and helpful and the ride to the site was fun especially teaching them about what halloween was and seeing their faces when i said oh ya everyone celebrates it even churchs have parties for it. It seemed a little too satanic for them haha. Then we got to the base and they basically brought us inside and said goodnight so we figured out where to sleep and when to get up and where to go. It was all an adventure though. Then this morning I woke up had breakfast (everyone says the food is awful here and all i had was toast and im not looking forward to lunch) then i unpacked everything into my closet and started meeting everyone.
this is a picture of my bed (yes i am happy i dont have the top bunk)


this is a picture of the girls dorms there is two sets of bunk beds so 4 people to each cubicle..

this is our bathrooms luckily there is 5 showers (but only two toilets)


this is the main hallway


this where the computers are and also where we eat and hang out


this is the kitchen not exactly beautiful i know and i guess we have the same meals everyday everyweek such as chicken and rice every monday and tuna sandwhiches every tuesday blah i know but that not what its about.

I have already met so many amazing people i have 2 friends from the U.S. from Oregon and Indiana. I have two friends from england, two friends germany and one roomate from Zimbabwae! we already went to the mall today heh it was really nice actually i was suprised. There is so much to get used to today like the money and the wind (its very very windy) and the 24 hour time instead of 12 hour and the internet and the food and everything. However today when we were at the mall a woman was sad because she is going through a divorce and we talked to her and prayed for her and she said she felt like we were sent there to give her stregnth and that was such an encouragement. well its lunch time now so i gotta go but i love everyone and miss eveyone lots