I'm here!!

So I’m really in Africa. The roads are red and crowded by cows and chickens and there are huge mountains everywhere. I have seen beautiful sunrises and sunsets, not to mention quails, weird bugs, geckos, and beautiful flowers. I got up at 5 am everyday, I wash my clothes by hand, I collect water, and I don’t have electricity. It’s actually fun though. My bhuti (brother) is putting electricity into my room tomorrow though. He’s my older brother and I have fondly termed him the GodBhuti. He has a wife and two little boys named Cepho (2) and Simiso (6 mos.) My homestead is huge so I have at least 15 family members. I have a Make (mom) and Babe (dad) although Babe isn’t around all the time. I have a plethora of teenage bosisi (sisters) and bobhuti (brothers) and a bunch of kids not to mentions dogs, cows, and chickens that never seem to go to sleep. One of my sisis has a one month old baby and I get to hold him all the time. I am in great health and very happy. The volunteer group I’m with is awesome. We all get along really well and make each other laugh. I spent the night with another volunteer last night and we danced for hours with all her bosisi and bobhuti to some songs I haven’t heard since middle school. Training is going well. I am busy from 8am to 5pm taking classes, including culture sessions, technical sessions, medical sessions, and of course language sessions. I’m learning so much, it’s all really intense. Swaziland is great, I’m having fun. I miss you all though so please send me letters!!!