My 14-hour flight was mostly uneventful, minus the bumps we hit right smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic. Those bad boys really put a damper in my planned 10-hour slumber. I'm extremely thankful to Nicole Wirzbach who opened my eyes to the joys (and sorrows) of the game Candy Crush. Rather than sleep, I worked my way up to level 35 of the seemingly never-ending game. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to want to get 3, preferably 4, in a row anytime I see a jar of mixed candies from here on out. I'm also 97% sure that I was the only woman on my flight, or at least my section, because everytime I went to the restroom the seat was up - men! I tried to play it cool and not take too make pictures on the journey in, but here are a few...
My first few days here have felt a lot like summer camp. The schedule is very routine, there is even a 10:00 curfew which isn't exactly applicable to me because I am usually in bed by 8:30 every night. The cool season just ended and we are moving into the rainy/hot season, so the weather is mostly overcast, drizzly, and humid - my hair looks really good pretty much all the time. The temperature ranges from 60-80 and there is usually a breeze, so it's been a nice break from the Houston heat!
Most of the nationals here call me Miss Alli, which I love because it sounds like a princess! Everyone is SO helpful and very patient with my millions of questions and annoying habits - gasping everytime I see the ocean scattered with platforms, cooing at the monkeys, complaing about the feral cats - just to name a few. There are a few folks that I used to work with in Bakersfield here in camp. It's always nice to see a familiar face!
My back to back, Charlie, is going to be here with me for a few more days and then I am on my own. He has been a lot of help getting me situated as well as being my chauffeur. I have an assigned vehicle here, but there's one small catch - it's a stick shift. I haven't attempted to drive a manual since my sweet Dad was teaching me to drive 10 long years ago, but it's like riding a bike, right? I have my driving course tomorrow to get my Malongo driver's license so we'll see if I make it through...
I haven't had much time to take pictures throughout the camp, but I took a few while out doing a field walk. I'll have more next week :)
3 days down, 32 to go! xoxo
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