The Journey

For 30 or so hours of travel, the trip was great. I slept most of the way on the 10 hour flight from JFK to Accra. I did have 2 bundles of loud joy behind me who I eventually canonized as Captain Chaos and Doctor Doom. Nevertheless, I slept, ate and watched Anger Management with the volume on too low.

During our 7 hour layover in Accra, I stayed awake while the others dozed on and off on the seats and floor of the restricted area for travelers waiting for connecting flights. I read the Economist and watched a local cable channel that showed local hip-hop videos, cnn and African Christians preaching as Sunday morning arrived.

The flight to Lungi was uneventful - I woke up only to eat breakfast and to see the landing. From Lungi we took a hovercraft into Freetown. The city is small yet bustling with activity. Roadside vendors push cell phones and DVDs. Locals are not fazed by us - or I assume by any foreigners walking their streets. Thus far, we have seen Western Europeans, Ukranian, Chinese, Pakistani and Indian nationals.

I will sign off for now as I already have an assignment summarizing court documents. I'll try to make daily updates.

For you lovely - xoxoxoxoxooxxoo - I miss you so much and am counting down the days till I next see you.