Here!!

So we are safely in Bo. We had a few adventures on the way here (as we always do). The "highlights" of our misadventures were losing our team leader in the Brussels airport for two hours and the choppy water taxi ride from the Lungi airport to Freetown. What is a water taxi? Well, basically it is a completely covered boat that they shove as many tourists and their luggage in as possible, and then proceed to drive as fast as humanly possible across the water. Did I mention this was in the pitch black of night? Oh, and we came within a few feet of crashing into a fishing boat. Luckily I was too jetlagged and tired to really notice. (Sorry Mom I promise I will be safe the rest of my trip!). We got to the Kona Lodge in Freetown and got a good nights sleep.

The kids are, as always, amazing. There are six new children at the CRC which is very exciting. They are all very sweet and extremely interested in the volunteers. I will be doing something, look down, and see a little one just standing near me or watching me. The 4 year olds, Abu and Paul, are especially fun. Whenever they see one of us, they come running for a big hug and to be held. I have been terrible and havent taken pictures (what is wrong with me!?!) I am just enjoying seeing everyone but I will get pics ASAP.

On a sidenote, I was warned that March was the hottest month in Sierra Leone. I also checked the weather and saw that the highs were in the 95s. However, I still for some reason did not think it would be super hot. IT IS EXTREMELY AND RIDICULOUSLY HOT. Even the Sierra Leoneans are sweating profusely, which at least makes me feel as though I am not completely unreasonable for believing that I have actually been relocated to living in a sauna. But hey, this is what I signed up for and luckily I have the best team EVER!! We keep it light and make each other laugh all the time. It is great to be around such amazing people all the time :)

A few pics taken from the car while driving through Freetown: (Oh and did I mention that there were four of us in the backseat of the car for the entire trip to Bo? That was super fun!)