Finally made it....

After 3 plane rides and 1 bus ride on a bumpy road, we are finally here! Last night was spent in a hotel in Jo' Burg, SA. It was a really long plane ride to Jo' Burg, however, there were a lot of movies and distractions to keep us busy. While leaving the plane in Jo' Burg we collected a variety of stares from the airport workers. I don't think they see blonde hair that often! It was freezing in Johannesburg and it did not feel as if we were in Africa.
This morning we flew into Livingstone, Zambia. As the plane landed you could feel the heat coming in through the windows of the plane. We then fit 22 people into a tiny bus...with all of the luggage...and headed on a 3 hour bus trip to Choma, Zambia. For 1.5 hours of the trip the road was unpaved and we had to shut all the windows to keep all of the dust from entering the bus as cars passed. For the entire 3 hours, all we saw were occassional, small villages of huts where some of the Zambian tribes resided. We passed the city of Zimba, Zambia, which is where the main hospital is located. We stopped for a restroom break and we got to see the guest house, which is where we will be staying while in Choma.
We arrived at the compound at around 7 PM and ate our first Zambian-style meal. Nshima (shee-ma) is the staple food of Zambia and is eaten with every meal. It is a rice-based food and is about the same consistency as play-do. Nshima is meant to be eaten using your hands. Tonight we ate nshima, chicken, green beans and salad with out hands and then took a tour of the compound. The compound is extremely nice! So far, we have hot showers, they just have to run one at a time. And we each have a bunk bed to use for sleeping and to store our belongings. The internet runs a little slow and we have blown a few fuses trying to plug in computers, but I'm sure we will figure it out tomorrow! We are going to our first church service tomorrow which is extremely exciting! I can't wait to attend! :) We are all split into 3 groups, for 3 different churches, which we will attend the entire time that we are in Choma. (This way we are able to become a part of the church body and get to know the congregation over the next 3 months.) Well....it's time for bed since we are waking up early....May God Bless and good night!