Hello! I am writing from an internet cafe in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Today marks exactly 1 week since I arrived in Africa and I can fairly say that things have been crazy - and amazing. My first attempt to take the African busliner from Joburg to Nelspruit ended up in a 2 hour delay and a 3 hour breakdown on the side of the road, in total my trip took 9.5 hours rather than the expected 4.5. Frustrating as it was, it gave me the opportunity to meet a bunch of locals. I have expected people to treat me negatively because I am an american, but on the contrary, people are really excited to see me and everyone wants to talk to me. When the bus broke down and people found out I was an American, it was like I was a celebrity.
Anyways, once I actually got to Nelspruit, things were amazing. After much stress, everything worked out: I met a Harvard medical student doing research here who was traveling for the weekend and the two of us went up on a tour of the Blyde River Canyon. He dropped me off in Graskop, where I met a group of awesome Portuguese kids and together we went hiking then we took the bus back to Maputo, where they are working, and where I am meeting my brother. The bus driver threatened to leave me behind at the border of Mozambique because I didnt have my visa, so my new portuguese friends and I sprinted through the visa office and thanks to their language skills, I made it back on the bus in time. That was a crazy adventure.
So I arrived in Maputo last night, David and I met up at the hostel and partied with some awesome South Africans. Tomorrow we are going to Tofo where I will begin my SCUBA course.
That's all for now. Bye!
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