Arrival at Sakeji

Sept 10-11

We've finally made it so Sakeji School! What a long day of travelling. Actually it doesn't even feel like a day. More like just a big blur. And after being in the air for a total of about 19 hours, you don't feel much better. We are both pretty jet-lagged and we want to take naps all the time.

So we arrived in Lusaka on September 10^th at about 12:30pm. We taxied over to a guest house for missionaries in Zambia, It was nice and relaxing there. We had showers, a delicious supper and a very comfortable bed. However we had to get up at 3:30am to go the airport.

So today (September 11^th) we flew to Sakeji School. It was in the smallest plane we've both ever been in. Our flight was very smooth and kind of nice because we were flying below the cloudy haze so we could see all the landscape. Africa is so different than anywhere else I've flown. Right now, because it's the dry season, everything is yellow and the dirt is red. So that was very neat.

When we landed at Sakeji on the grass landing strip, we were greeted with a big welcome. First we were shown our new house for the next eight months. Turns out it's even bigger than it looks in the picture. It has 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms, full kitchen, living room and dining room. We were invited for lunch at another teacher's house. And this afternoon we went to a tea/snack break to meet more people. We have supper later and another snack in the evening. But besides that we have all the time in between to relax.

School starts tomorrow with a pancake breakfast at 7:30am. So in our experience so far, I think we will both enjoy it here. So far all the food we've had has been delicious, everyone has been very kind, and the weather has been warm and lovely.

One last thing, we did see a blue-headed lizard today but unfortunately we weren't carrying our camera with us. Hopefully they are common and we will get one another day.

So that should be it for now.

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