SOUTH AFRICA!

Our group has officially arrived safely to Johannesburg, and we are doing wonderfully. It looks like we're having more internet access than we thought, but it's not likely that we'll have it after today. We watched the sunset as we departed from JFK in NYC yesterday and then watched the sunrise when we reached our first stop in Dakar, Senegal early this morning. The plane ride was good, but long. There was a little turbulence when we got ready to descend to Dakar, which freaked everyone out a little, but everything was fine. S

Johannesburg looks just like the US, so it's really a little unbelievable to all of us that we're actually in Africa right now. We're staying at a nice hotel for the evening, and then leave at 6am tomorrow for our flight to Madagascar. Everyone's been staying optimistic through various mishaps (which I think are basically inevitable for any trip), and even though we're pretty exhausted right now, spirits are high. We're looking forward to our big day tomorrow.

Tomorrow, we have orientation in Tana and then get transported to our village 2 hours away. They will determine in Tana which group we will be in for language training levels and things like that. THEN, we get to meet our HOST FAMILIES!! Tomorrow will be our first night staying with them, and I think everyone's a little apprehensive about it right now just because we don't really know what to expect of them. I'm excited though.

Until next time...