I arrived in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on Tuesday night after about 29 hours of travel. My 3 flights to get there couldn’t have gone better, and going through customs and immigration was a breeze. I was delighted to have my 3 big pieces of luggage show up on the carousel at the airport, and then it was so good to see the familiar faces of the people who picked me up. I feel so blessed and I know that God had his hand on all of my preparations and travels. I was really pretty tired, but I couldn’t sleep well at night for the first few days. I am used to the 5 hour time difference now, though, and I am sleeping ok but still getting used to the climate change I think! I heard that it has already snowed in Minnesota now, the temperature is hovering near freezing there, and here in Mali it is in the 80's for the most part. It is also humid here, which I didn't expect, but it will be dry season soon.
I left Bamako on Thursday with a lovely girl from New Zealand - I met her last Feburary during my time in Mali then. We took a bus for 5 hours or so to the town that I will call “home” for at least the next 9 months. It has been nice to see again some of the people I met when I was here before and I've had time to get settled in my room. I am so happy and excited to be here and most of all I feel so blessed!
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