Here I am in hot and humid Monrovia, Liberia after about 36 hours of travel. I have been duly warned of the poisonous snakes. My big dread. It will be just fine if I never encounter any. I could use some prayers in that direction.
The trip getting here was far from uneventful. It seems I can never leave without some event. I arrived at the airport via Kathy's van loaded with the last of the stuff from her move to Billings, an unhappy cat, a recently spayed dog, and to top it all off, a lawn mower tied to the roof of her van. (I don't think anyone noticed). When I got out of the van I lighten it about 300 pounds. We are taking 100 pounds of school curriculum to Ethiopia.
It took forever to get checked in, my carry on bag had some unidentifiable objects in it so it was searched. I get on the plane with about 20 minutes to spare only to find out the flight was delayed because of mechanical problems. An hour later we leave for JFK and on arrival, there is no place to dock so we are loaded unto a people mover to be brought to the terminal.
Elaine and I met at JFK and thanks to her, I was able to be her guest in the business lounge. We left for Liberia @8:30 pm, eastern time and arrived about 2:30 in the afternoon, Liberian time.
The village isn't to far from the airport and I hear it is a 20 minute walk to the beach. It is the rainy season and the rivers have overflowed. It is hot and damp but as the evening rolled in there is a gentle breeze. We have electricity here only during the night and lunch time.
We will start work tomorrow, hopefully it won't be rainy. One thing, this going to be a fast transition to the natural look, forget the make up and I am so thankful I got a wash and wear haircut.
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