Safe & sound in Africa!

I'm here and everything is amazing thus far. I went for a run as the sun was rising this morning with another volunteer and told her I felt like we were running through a movie set. Obviously, not a glamorous one as we ran by people living in huts, but it just still feels unreal to be in Africa. Here's a quick recap of the past days:

Friday/ Saturday= Travel:
-After enjoying seeing Spiderman on Broadway Thursday night and spending time with friends in NYC, I took the subway to JFK on Saturday morning.
-My first flight was almost eleven hours but went by quick as we were served three full meals that I enjoyed between reading, movies, and sleeping.
-I had a three hour layover in Dubai, which is the most ornate airport I've ever seen.
-The second flight was about six hours and there ended up being another volunteer in my group who joined the one volunteer and I who flew out of JFK.
-The flight landed on time and the three of us, filled out our paperwork, and then got our baggage and met four other volunteers who had arrived earlier.
-During the flights I met quite a few people venturing to Africa for various reasons. There was a large high school group of kids going to volunteer in Kenya. During the layover I made friends with a girl from Germany who was going to Tanzania to volunteer in a hospital. I also met a guy from Austria who was coming to Tanzania to work on a farm for eight weeks, along with a few Americans coming simply to vacation.
-Due to traffic it took about two and half hours to get from the airport to Bagamoyo where we were greeted by the rest of our volunteer group and enjoyed a delicious dinner! There are seventeen total volunteers in the group who are all wonderful people. The staff here at Cross Cultural Solutions is also extremely friendly and welcoming.

We had a busy day of exploring historical sites today but there's too much of that to write now. So for now, lala salama! (sleep well)