Hello to friends and family!!!
I am here in Abengorou, Ivory Coast. I arrived yesterday evening in Abidjan and we spent the night there and then spent the morning and early afternoon running errands in the city before we headed north to Abengorou which is where I am now. I arrived without any problems and with all my luggage, praise the Lord. The trip was long and somewhat lonely but overall not too bad. My airport switch in Paris was not that big of a deal and besides waiting in a huge line to check in my luggage, everything was fine. Much to my dissapointment I was not able to spot the Eiffel tower either. Anyway, I arrived in Abidjan and have never been so happy to see a white man's face as I was when I saw Dr. Bledsoe waiting for me. We had dinner and then went to their guest house in Abidjan and spent the night. This morning (I woke up at four am and couldnt go back to sleep) we woke up and went into town. Dr. Bledsoe had to go to the bank and run some other errands. Casey (another intern who arrived the same time as I did) and I waited in the car for him most of the day. It was there that Casey and I quickly learned that Ivory Coast is a very, very, very humid place. The sweating started early this morning and is finally subsiding now that I am sitting under a fan and have had a cold shower. Anyway, there is much more that I could say about my first day in the Ivory Coast but I will spare all the details for more face to face conversations. I just wanted to let everyone know that I have arrived safely. I am staying with a missionary lady who is not much older than I am and she has four other girl interns with her now. So needless to say I will not have to worry about being lonely. Tomorrow should be a good day. I will keep you all posted on my time here and the new things I discover everyday.
Peace!!!!
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This is funny, I just checked here, nothing, sent you a comment, posted it and there your new comment was. NOW I can sleep and eat again! Brooklin is traveling home today. Won't get here until tomorrow night. She has commented several times that she is exhausted. I hope that she is not sick. I already miss you. I bough a zoom lens for my new camera, I'll let you play with it when you get back. Take lots of pictures and keep a steady hand. This Casey.. boy or girl? I love you
Thanks for posting. I love you! Have a great day!
Pai
Hey Amber, Been praying for you. I was also excited to see you made it. We Love you and are so Proud of your commitment to those who are lost and are hurting.
Love ya,
Aunt Tina
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