24 hours of travel is so long. And jetlag is real. Anywho, travel was safe and efficient. We arrived in Port Elizabeth last night at 9 pm. Unfortunately, it was already dark and we hardly got to see the town. That said, 9 pm here is 1pm back home, and we stayed up late getting settled and soaking everything in. Well, when we finally did go to bed, it was 1ish here. I went to bed sleepy, and excited to get a full nights rest after all the travel... And then we all woke up at 430 am and couldn't fall back asleep! Turns out our body thought that was just a nice afternoon nap. After trying to read, and make the most of the early morning hours, we (my five flatmates) went to the beach and swam! Nothing like a polar bear plunge to get things started on day one in Africa. The waves are HUGE, and the water is warm. Not to mention it was already 75 degrees out. Although, it was raining. At 8 we walked about a mile down the beach to go shopping at the mall, we bought food, and other necessities. We bought lunch at the internet cafe at 9, and without thinking (because it felt like afternoon considering we got up at 430) Pat tried to order a beer and received a wonderful puzzled look from our waitress, "are you kidding, it's not even 10 o'clock!" She didn't serve him. In sum, the place here is beautiful. The apartment is comfortable, the company is great. We have only scratched the surface of South African culture, but to be certain, living in the flats across from the beach with my classmates will be very comfortable.
Sitting on the Plane, pensieve
Our living room
Ryan moving into our bedroom
Happy birthday, Andrew!
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