we made it!

after approximately 36 hours of traveling, 4 flights (if you include a stop for fuel & more passengers in senegal) & 3 airports, we finally made it here to cape town! several folks from our team welcomed us at the airport with signs, hugs & smiles...not to mention pictures. they drove us to our new flat (apartment) where they'd already left some other goodies. we are blessed by sweet family here!

:) we arrived with ALL our luggage! :) 

the internet was already set up in our flat so i was able to send a few emails & skype for a short time with my parents. by the time we got settled & unpacked it was a little after 1am here. even though i'd slept a lot on each flight, i was tired!!

thankfully, our supervisor allowed us the morning to rest. i didn't set an alarm because every other time i've traveled overseas i woke up at 3 or 4 am because of jet lag. NOT THIS TIME. sarah came in my room the next day at 12:30pm to see if i was alive. no jet lag?? awesome.

we spent our first day (or what was left of it!) running errands - picking up things we needed to get by for the time being, attempting to get cell phones, seeing the city and eating dinner with a few others.

i have to say, i'm overwhelmed.
even though many speak english here, accents are strong & my ability to understand them is NOT! i cannot imagine being in a city where there are no english speakers & no team to help us out! we are very grateful for the people here. we did purchase cell phones...but, the don't work.
as the common phrase goes, "this is africa."
africa wins again.
BUT, i guess i can officially say...
i live in africa!

sarah (far left) & me with the other j-girls (who are leaving in july)
down by the waterfront