Friday, June 1, 2012

Greetings from Bloemfontein!

I have arrived safely in Bloemfontein, South Africa! After 27 hours of travel time I am grateful to have my feet on the ground! All three flights went smoothly. The worst part of the trip was our seven hour wait at the airport in Johannesburg for the plane to our final destination, but even that was bearable. The flight in to Bloemfontein was beautiful and I had a great view of the country side from the plane.  I am fighting the jet lag and attempting to stay awake until a reasonable time to go to bed tonight. Hopefully the six hour difference won't take too much of a toll on me. I felt extremely welcomed by our host Louise,who greeted us at a residence all at the University of the Free State. She settled Tina and I into our 'hostel' or as we would call it, our dorm. She was extremely generous and stocked our refrigerator with lots of goodies and provided us with brand new sheets, blankets and towels.
The residence hall is much like one at Appalachian, with a common bathroom, laundry room and kitchen. One difference I did note is that the bathroom has stalls with bathtubs as well as showers, which is a interesting change. The other girls that attend UFS and live in the dorm are very friendly, and everyone greets one another in the hall way. I am looking forward to getting to know them better.
So much is in store for our group this week! I am excited about Margo and Meghan's arrival tomorrow and the barbeque that we will be attending tomorrow evening with the UFS medical students! I will have much more to update on in the weeks to come!

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