Leaving on a jet plane...

Sun-Mon
After a 3 hour wait at JFK, a 15 hour flight to Joberg, a 4 hour wait in the airport, and another 2 hour flight to Windhoek, I arrived in Namibia!  Safe and sound, but minus my Kindle :(  (note to self- after traveling for 24 hours, don't put your Kindle in the seat pocket in front of you, you'll forget it).

I arrived to the "farm", as they call it, on Mon afternoon to learn that my tented-camping experience would start immediately.  I was not to be in a building, as I thought I would be.  The upside is that I have it all to myself.  The downside is that it is FREEZING at night (should have brought the warmer jacket and gloves and left the bathing suit at home!).  Well, might as well start getting used to it now, this will be "home" for the next 5 weeks.

The other participants are 95% women, and mostly college age.  I feel like an old lady (at least I'm one of 3).  Most come from the UK/Scotland, but there are some Swiss, some German, and a few yanks like me.

The sun sets by 6pm and by 6:30 it's pitch black.  The stars are beautiful!  I was excited to see a lantern in my tent, but then disappointed to learn it only holds a charge for about an hour.  I'm going to go through my flashlight batteries faster than I thought!

G'night!