- It turns out we are here during the rainy season, I don't think we've been here one day where it hasn't rained at least once. I've woken up in the middle of the night multiple times because the rain is so loud! We went out and played in it one day though, which was a lot of fun.
- The plants and animals are totally different. There are geckos everywhere, and we woke up this morning to a huge spider the size of my palm on our bathroom wall. There are chickens everywhere, even though it is a big city. They just walk around and go home to roost at night. The birds are so loud here, they often wake us up in the morning too.
- The fruit is amazing. We've had mangos for dessert nearly every night, and I think I could live off of just mangos. They are delicious! There is a papaya tree in our front yard and a coconut tree out back.
- They drive on the same side of the car and road as back home, but everything is much closer together. If our taxi wants to turn onto a main road, they don't just wait till it is clear, instead they just inch out and everyone else stops. I'm glad I don't have to do any driving, I don't know that I could do it!
- Time is not nearly as big of a value here as it is in America. We had a meeting today that was supposed to start at 9, but didn't end up starting till nearly 10:30! As someone who is very time and schedule oriented it has been a change. It is good for me though. Privacy is also not something as important. In Africa, what is yours is mine and mine is yours. It will take some getting used to, but it has its merits for sure!
- Julie, the student I wrote about in my last post has become my French teacher. I thought I knew French till I came here! I know phrases, but she has been helping me with my vocab and pronunciation. Most of the students here though speak pretty good English which helps.
So, I tried to post pictures, but the internet just is not cooperating. I will give it a try later though!
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