We're in Africa (not anymore but you get my drift)

You can’t assume…
…Spaghetti is going to be the spaghetti with red sauce
…The tabletop is connected to the bottom
…a glass will break when you drop it on cement
…the lady who cleans your room will have two legs
…sunsets are pretty because of nature rather than pollution
…road signs are to be followed
…the back of a pick up truck is for supplies not people
…a bus has a maximum capacity
…high school boys don’t speak English…
“No falo Portuguese”-me, “oh, If you kiss me I’ll go”-boy, “wait what, uh no…”-me, “come on pretty girl, just one kiss”-him, (me covering mouth), “Sorry no..”-me
…houses will be made of bricks (what rhymes with bricks, oh STICKS)
…boys will wear boys clothes
…babies wear real diapers
…that paved roads are paved
…no means no
…there is just one translation in service

here's the example of one of these...assumptions...our house was made of sticks...so you guessed it anything can come through our walls if they can fit...like bugs, mosquitos, spiders, even lizards...oh ya...and hands..


We’re in Africa

Safari Time

the safari was amazing.
we saw so many animals (but not the :( rhino )
here's a glimpse of our safari time
it was a total of 10 hours
began at 5 am freezing (cause south africa is in winter and its cold there..believe me..)
Lynn was an amazing Safari guide, she could see animals from SO far away it was incredible and she knew all the information about everything-like that Kruger National Park was the size of Israel!!

picture time:

Africa Time

Tuesday June 22nd, 2010, Katie A, Katie F, Rachel, Sean, Anjolie&I departed from Vanguard at 2:30am getting to LAX around 3:15am.
Our plane left around 6am.
Flying 5 hours DC and had a couple hours as a layover until our next flight.
8 hours Senegal
10+ hours to Johannesburg, South Africa (because of some kind of trouble taking off)
4 hour drive to Nelspruit, South Africa.
5 scratch that more like 3 hours of sleep interrupted by poor michael throwing up in what he thought was a sink but ended up being a countertop, in his sleeping bag and all over the floor.
5am wake up call Safari Time
10 Hours of Safari
2 Hours to the Mozambique Border
2 Hours at the Mozambique Border because they wouldn't give us our visas
2 more hours to Machava, Maputo, Mozambique
Arriving on Thursday, June 24th after traveling for 36+ hours of sitting but all worth it.




but not worth loosing baby dino...hope you're enjoying the plane rides!!