Thursday, October 2, 2008

Those National Geographic Pictures are Real

I am officially in Maputo (pronounced Maputoo). It was a busy two-day staging in Philadelphia, eighteen-hour flight to Johannesburg, one night in an airport hotel in Jo-burg, and short flight to the Capital of Mozambique (Maputo).

I am currently in a hotel in Maputo getting shots and last minute meetings before heading to a small town a few hours drive west - where we will be living and training for three months.

Everything is fine here, though I am told the country was built for people 5'10" and under - and by the looks of my bed it is true.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like I would fit in perfectly. I expect a coup with you as acting dictator is approx. seven months.

Anonymous said...

Glad you arrived safely. Hopefully there were some good movies on the flight - like Enchanted and Love Actually. Sounds like you're going to have to sleep on the floor like college. The Cubs lost their first two playoff games in pitiful fashion-wrigleyville is a sad place to be right now.

hilary said...

Glad to hear you're safe, please spread some good international PR for us- we need it.I've been practicing my portugese too....
Feliz ouvi-lo seja seguro. Tome do senhor mesmo e escove seus dentes. VocĂȘ votou? amor Hilary

Anonymous said...

Tell us about the weather, the people, the food...Keep it coming!
Mum

Jason said...

Earn the locals' respect by taking on the chief one-on-one in b-ball.