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A blog update with cranberry letters! At first when we arrived I refused to blog (no one really asked - I was just telling myself that I would not). To say I was overwhelmed would be a bit of an understatement. New country, new city, new apartment, and school starts in 3 days! At the time I felt frozen as if I could not process things fast enough to have a reaction. However the dust is settling here (only figuratively) and I am able to enjoy the city, the school, the people and our time here in Africa.


After our first week here we were invited to a picnic at the compound where the American Embassy workers live. The area is called Sablier and many of the Embassy workers and Ambassadors from other countries have houses there. It is beautiful!

We just found out today that occasionally they get movies from the military and when they find a good one they will watch it in the yard with a big projector so everyone can see it together. We are excited for the next one.

There is a big brown metal gate on the street level in front of our apartment. Open that and you walk up an entry way to the barred gate which opens to the stairway of our apartment.

We got dropped off in front of our apartment the first week here after running some errands. As the family drove off we opened our gate to see a refrigerator. Apparently while we were out a few guys dropped it off with a rented truck to move it in. (The school had an extra fridge and was letting us use it) We were not home so they left it next to the front of the gate. It was going to rain soon and we didn't know what to do but each take a side and carry it up the stairs. It is seriously a miracle that we lifted the fridge up the stairs. I mean it is a big refrigerator, there are a lot of stairs, and there was Brett and I in our flip flops!


This is the view from the front of our apartment. We have a balcony that looks out on the street. There is a bar/motel across the street that our night guards brother is the night guard for the bar (I thought I would throw in that extra tidbit of information). The ocean is straight ahead and the big brown building to the right is the La Meridian hotel.

This is the view outside one of our windows at the back of our apartment. We did not notice all of the satelites on top of the roofs until we took the picture! It is fun to hear the rain on all of the tin roofs behind our apartment. You would think it would be this soft peaceful sound but it is like the heavens open up and just let all the rain fall at once. It is almost like a thunder sound.

I was going to title this blog something like The rains in Africa thinking there was a song about I Miss the Rain Down in Africa. However upon Googling it I found out the lyrics are really Bless the Rain in Africa which is nice but not what I thought. (Apperently it is a common misconception because they had a couple websites clearing up the confusion with the lyrics)

I miss having face to face conversations with family and friends, but would not go back and trade this year here in Africa. I am learning a lot on all sorts of levels and want these new things learned to create a lasting change in me. I have loved the e-mails, reading other peoples blogs, and catching up with everyone. I wanted to let you know that we can see evidence of your prayers! Thank you.

- Angela