WE MADE IT!!!!

After 20+ hours of traveling all 18 of us students made it to Cape Town!!

First off, when we got to the airport in Minneapolis I saw Rev Run from RUN DMC, and in my half drunk and sleepless state I thought it was a good idea to go and ask to get a picture of with him. Surely he was not too happy about it as it was 5:30 in the morning, but thats what you get for being a minor celebrity. 

JFK in New York was a rough time for me.  Working on no sleep and a minor hangover I was not the happiest camper around.  We all passed time by playing cards (i learned how to play euchre), eating horrible junk food, and getting overly excited to get out of the states!

After waiting in the security line from hell, we were able to board the plane to Africa, you can only imagine the excitement! It was no more then 30 minutes and I was PASSED OUT!! I tried to watch Juno, but that only lasted about 5 minutes. I only woke up for food and free cocktails and I was lucky enough to fall back asleep again. The stop in Senegal was more then needed, even though we did not get off the plane.  Just getting up and walking around was a wonderful feeling! 

After about 17 hours on the plane we finally got to Africa and all of us were in need of a shower and some serious leg room! 

Arriving to our residence was the most exciting thing ever! We were split up 7 in one house and 10 in another.  I am in the house with 7 and it is a seriously NICE HOUSE! We have nice big beds, towels, kitchen, and a lovely living room. Here are just a few pictures from our home on 8 Welgelegen in Mowbray. 

As a means to keep this semi-short I will fill you in on the details of our first day a little later on. 

peace~ Sarah