Well the good news is that I have safely reached South Africa. I took a three hour flight from Boston to Atlanta and then a 16 hour flight from Atlanta to Jo’berg. Surprisingly the 16 hour flight wasn’t really that bad since I was exhausted from a long but wonderful week trying to see people before I left. Apart from sleeping I watched four movies (Australia, Bridesmaids, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and Finding Nemo), and wrote in my journal a ton. The bad news is that I am a complete idiot and wrote down that I was getting into South Africa at 5am in the morning instead of 5pm. Thus instead of having 13 hours to explore Jo’berg and catch my connecting flight to Windhoek I had an hour so by the time I made it through customs I had missed my flight. Major blonde moment. So I am currently booked on a 9:45 am flight (yes I am sure that it is in the morning this time) for tomorrow (September 21st). I am staying in a motel thing about 10 minutes away from the airport. Here the currency is called the Ran which is about .1295 to the dollar. The first hotel that I looked to stay at which was literally inside of the airport told me that a room was going to be 1200 Ran, I nearly had a heart attack. Turns out that’s about 150$ which is still a ton but doesn’t mean that I am sleeping on the streets of Jo’berg. Luckily I was able to find a much more affordable place although I will admit I am slightly freaked out right now.
Another question apart from if I am going to keep a blog was if I am excited for this abroad experience. My go to answer was yes & no. I truly have no expectations for this experience which from past experiences is usually a good thing. Only time will tell I guess. I will keep you all posted. Yes I am excited but I’m now really nervous.
I will admit that I had a slight freak out in the Atlanta airport. Right before I was getting on the plane for Jo’berg I began to cry saying my last ‘goodbyes’ to loved ones. It took me some time to get control of my emotions again which is actually a pretty funny sight. I would think of someone I would miss and would begin to cry but then I’d start cracking up thinking about how absurd I must look and how silly I was being. At least I can say I provided people with some entertainment.
I really will miss you all. I am certain that not seeing and being in contact with those who I love will be the toughest part of this experience. But at the same time this is going to be a blast (fingers crossed). All my love!
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