Life In the Mission

The public transportation is vans.  This one is nice but most of them are rattle traps.  They take all the seats out and put bench seats on both sides running lengthwise and they pack 15-20 people in one van.  A guy hangs out the side door as they drive along and then he hops out and lifts the back hatch for people to swarm in and out of the van.  My friend took this picture and I love it because it is hard to capture the transportation when it is crowded on the streets - which is always.

I love to see the women carrying their loads on their heads.  Many wear beautiful African print dresses - many dress more western (USA)

This is the apartment where we live.  It is really very nice and comfortable.  The power goes off several times a day but we have a big generator so NO PROBLEM.  Also, we can't drink the water but we have a nice 3 stage filter that the church provides for all the missionaries so NO PROBLEM.  It is a dangerous country here but we have a locked gate and a full time guard at our apartment and at the mission office so NO PROBLEM.  Can you guess the motto of this place - NO PROBLEM - akunamatada (did you know that is a swahili word which means:  you guessed it - NO PROBLEM

We live above the ENOS Cyber Cafe.  It is an internet cafe owned by a member of our church.  Here is our view.