Since I didn't have much time to write Wednesday morning, I will start from when we first got to South Africa. We experienced our first difficulty at the airport right after we landed, as we couldn't get the sink to work in the bathroom. I'm pretty sure they weren't turned on, but who knows. We got through customs around 8:00, and Jac and Sherri were waiting for us. We then went to our really cool B&B and went to sleep. We had a great breakfast Wednesday morning, and then took a seven hour bus ride to Gaborone, Botswana. We basically ate and went to bed once we got there.
On Thursday, I was a bit sick in the morning, but better the rest of the day. We went to visit two orphan programs. One was for children under six, and they all just came running up to us wanting hugs and high fives. It was a really good program there, and the people running it were great. We also went to a place that had a real orphanage as well as orphan outreach.
On Friday, we visited Flying Mission and then spent the afternoon at an after school program for orphans and vulnerable children ages 12-18. Some of them asked if Rachael and I were twins. Then we went back to the hotel and tried to get some sleep.
This morning we got up at 4:45 to catch our bus back to Jo'burg. We are at the same B&B as before, and we leave tomorrow morning to fly to Ndola, Zambia. We will spend about a week travelling around Zambia to meet with more people.
I have been getting more and more used to the time change this week, and am only up for about 2 hours each night, instead of 5 like the first night.
Looking forward to pictures of the people you are meeting and of the four of you. What an experience you are having! ILY
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