In the beginning

I'm just getting into this whole blogging thing, but I am going to do my best to keep it updated and try to help you (whoever you may be) see South Africa through my eyes. Hopefully I will be able to update this often so I won't forget anything to put up, but we will have to see how that goes.

The flight here was surprisingly simple yet incredibly exciting.  Made it through security in Atlanta after saying bye to my parents without a hitch and met a few people before getting on the plane.  I sat next to Michael Boynton who I have gotten to know much better just in the first couple days since there are only 20 guys on the trip. The flight got interesting when about two hours into a nine hour flight the lady sitting in the middle seat of the row in front of Michael and I began to seize. It truly was a scene from a movie where all the flight attendants crowd around and have to ask over the PA if there is a doctor onboard. The rest of the trip to Cape Town went off without a hitch.

When we arrived in Cape Town we picked up our bags and headed to our home for the next five weeks. A great place right on the beach and about a mile walk from several restaurants and shops. Joanna gave us a quick briefing of the area and told us to stay in the hotel for the night until we knew the area better. Met a lot of new friends that night, but kept it pretty low key. Day two is when the action started...

Photo complements of Kelly Sugrue (View from her apartment)