Traveling to Tanzania = Mission Accomplished!

Hi everyone!

So I finally made it to Tanzania yesterday! Not only did I arrive in one piece, but I arrived completely happy and ready for this big adventure to start! I was sooooo excited to land finally - the plane trip over was nearly 24 hours long so it was nice to get out and stretch my legs once we got here. I say "we" because I am accompanied by 7 others in the WorldTeach program who will be teaching here also. Since we got here last night we've had some stellar home cooked meals at a hostel that we're staying at in Mikocheni (right on the coast in Dar es Salaam, TZ), we've been to the beach once, rested a little, been stuck in traffic for about 2 hours trying to go only 15 miles, set up functioning cell phones (I'll hand my number out soon), been to the shops at a couple malls, taken a walk through town, been to some orientation info sessions, and have learned a lot already! I'm about to eat dinner here and then watch the World Cup match betwen Ghana and the USA. Although I do love you, USA, I'm an African resident now for the year, so in lieu of that I'm rooting for Ghana to take the win - Africa needs to kick out butt to keep their hopes up in this thing! Toodles for now, the chakula (food) is ready. Peace and much love to you all!