Acclimation

Ive now been here for about ten days, and I´ve got to say that I´m really enjoying it. I like studying the language, and all the Mozambiquans are extremely patient as I try to practice with them. They tell me that I´m doing pretty good for only a week, but I think they´re just being nice guys...

Life here is much more interesting in the events that are normally mundane in the states. For instance, I used to just go to Kroger or something for groceries, the other day I went shopping and I had to go to about four different shops, an open market, a bakery and a couple of guys on the street to get what I needed. Another example, the entire city of Nampula was without power for all of this past Sunday. And everyone just takes it in stride. "What, no power? No worries, we´ll just cook breakfast, lunch and dinner over an open fire." Or we´ll just eat cold beans out of a can, in my case. I love it though, each day truly brings a new adventure, even if my only goal for the day (aside, of course, from my four hours of language study) is to buy bread. I don´t know what to expect when I get out of bed.

Another quick story. Myself and one other missionary here decided to take a shoppa (local taxi) to a nearby town just for the experience. Yeah, so they don´t want to go unless they´re as full as can be, so we packed nineteen adults, two children, and some random luggage and bags of food into this little van. It was awesome. I wish I´d taken a photo.~

That´s all for now, I´ll try to update more often-