NOUS SOMMES ARRIVEES!

It is crazy how much this feels like Thailand. Well, actually it's mostly the humidity that feels the same, because I can kind of understand the language here. We had someone waiting with a van to pick us up at 4:00 in the morning, and give us some currency to get us through until we can make it to the bank tomorrow. Everything has been smooth. The sun has yet to rise, but we are still sweating from every pore. Lacey, Arielle and I are fooling around in our temporary apartment taking pictures of everything, and attempting to let the fact that we're in Africa sink in. We are going to meet for breakfast in Jenna and JJ's apartment in less than 2 hours. My eyes are telling me I'm exhausted, but I'm too excited to give into them. I haven't seen any mosquitos yet, so I'm not sure if it's just my paranoia, but I'm already starting to itch. So, I'm all greased up with some toxic Deet. I think not getting Malaria would be nice, if only to make the $200 pills worth it :) I'm kind of relieved that we have a whole day to relax; orientation doesn't start until tomorrow at 10:00, so the only things I have to do the rest of the day are eat, sleep, email, and EXPLORE!