We have arrived!!! I am so jet lagged. We are 6-7 hours ahead depending on what state you live in. The flight went well, I slept most of it which is why I'm jet lagged. I was also horribly unprepared for the weather!! It gets cold in Africa, very cold. I brought no winter clothes with me, and I hate cold weather. Although, I was informed that it was winter here it was too late my container with my winter clothes were already en route to South Africa. The only saving grace is that we got an email yesterday and our container will be here tomorrow!!!!! It still has to clear customs but it'll be here so that is good news indeed. I plan on taking tons of pictures as soon as we learn the city. I absolutely love the diverse cultures here, the different dialects and ethnic groups. People are so shocked when I speak because they automatically think that I'm a native until I talk and then they are literally slack jawed. I can't tell you the amount of people that tried to speak to me in afrikaans (their native tongue), I just stared at them like a bull frog in a hail storm. I plan on learning the language to at least know if I'm being talked about, there is nothing worse than sitting there smiling while someone calls you a lice infested donkey. We will take over the pastorate on Sunday so please pray for a smooth transition, I promise to keep you updated as we go along. Thank you for your prayers! We covet them.
haha! that's like people in Houston trying to talk to Caleb in spanish just because of his skin color then i bust out with my spanish and their face..well..priceless!
ReplyDeleteLol! Exactly.
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