Iringa

Yesterday, we woke up to a rooster cock-a-doodle-do-ing. It was crazy. We were able to take a hot shower (which I now realize was our last for awhile), and head up to breakfast. The view was awesome. We were served avocado juice first, it was absolutely incredible and we hope to find some here in Iringa. Then we had three slices of bread, a hard boiled egg, a hot dog and tea. It was interesting. 

Manuel picked us up at 8, and took us to buy a phone then drop us off at the bus station. We hopped on a bus for eight hours. It was like a coach bus, so not as bad as expected. The view was awesome. We saw so many little villages on the side of the road. Many people had little shops and stands and little huts. There were chickens running around everywhere, and also goats. After we had been driving about four hours, we got to see giraffes! It was amazing. We also saw two monkeys that looked something like baboons. They were real cute. 

Gasaya and Sam picked us up when we arrived. They were so nice, and took us to our hostel. It is a gated area that we share with some dormitories. It feels very safe. We have our own room on the end of the building right next to the restrooms which is nice. The restrooms will take some getting used to... It is a hole in the ground basically. Good thing we brought toilet paper! 

Jake and I got settled in, then Gasaya picked us up for dinner. On the way we saw four other volunteers walking, so we stopped and picked them up. They are from the US, England, Germany and Poland. They are all very friendly and seem to really know their way around. Hopefully that is how we feel soon, because we have absolutely no idea now.