I’m here!

I left January 1st flying Delta to Amsterdam and KLM to Tanzania. Things went very smoothly and the flights weren’t bad but it was good to see Erik and Nashesha meeting me at the Arusha airport. I got in about 8:35 so it was late getting to Erik’s house. Bernice met me there and I met a young man from the Netherlands who was traveling the world on his bicycle. He was leaving the next day.
Today is the 3rd and Nashesha left and the biker left and Bernice went to work. Erik didn’t go in to work until the afternoon. I went with him to his office. I was prepared to go by myself to get cash and a SIM card for a phone that Bernice found in a drawer even though the prospect of it was daunting. But Erik found someone in his office to take me around. Sofia didn’t speak much English but she was a godsend in negotiating for me! We stopped for lunch at a great place she picked out and I ordered chipsi mayai which is a French fry omelette. I was eager to try it and it really was delicious! Getting a SIM card was not easy! They took my passport, took a picture of me and I waited for a long time before I got it. I have gotten very good at waiting which will come in very handy here. Then Sophia drove me all the way back to Erik’s house! Such a nice person.
Erik came home and we went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It was actually really good!