My bags are packed...

Now my bags are packed. Nancy, the "director" of the program, came over to help look over my belongings. Apparently I still packed too many undies! It's crazy how simple you can live on:
5 shirts
1 skirt
1 jumper (you better believe i'm going to work that jumper, 1st grade teacher style and all)
5 socks
10 down to 7 under-roos
and a partridge in a pear tree!

Well there's more but that's it clothing-wise. I'm proud to say, I'm not even packing my mascara. I thought I would but decided to pitch that to sneak in my contacts. I can't help it, glasses make my head hurt after a while. I must have a fat head or something.

The past two days have been a little hectic with living arrangements when we fly into Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Our previous plans fell through because the hostel got overbooked. As I was making plans for travels to church on Sunday with fellow Tanzanian John Mzengi, he offered to get us a couple rooms...yes! But this morning, Tanzania evening time, Nancy called me up to say we have a Travel Lodge in Dar!! I didn't even know they had Travel Lodges there. I wonder if they will have a McDs and Starbucks as well...hm.

John has been a saint, and offered to take us to church and back to our hotel. Very hospitable, so I asked him if he had any requests: Root beer and...Kool-Aid? I guess that is pretty American. I'll help a Tanzanian get his Kool-Aid fix! Especially since it's so light, yes! Have to give a shout out to Simon, thank you so much for getting me in contact with John. They were mission companions and John was a former Branch president in the Ubungo Branch in Dar es Salaam. I met Simon when I attended the Swahili speaking branch in Salt Lake City a few times. Simon translates Swahili to English in the Salt Lake Swahili branch. He's been a very good friend.

Well that's that. More to come.