Hujambo! Greetings from Tanzania. Well, I've been here just over 24 hours and have already gotten a good taste of how African time works. The word "polepole" (slowly, slowly) refers to more than just climbing Kilimanjaro! The flight from Nairobi to Dar was beautiful, I could see the top of Kili from the plane. Hopefully I will see it again! Upon arrival in Dar I was supposed to ask for my visa exemption certificate that the NGO was to have ready for us, so we wouldn't have to buy one. But the immigration officials acted like they had never heard of it, so another girl from Volunteer Africa and I had to go to the end of the huge line eventually and pay $50 US to enter the country. Then I had a quick scare that my bag had not arrived because the conveyor belt was empty, but it was lying on the floor in a coner. Unfortunately for Nicky, a girls from England, her bags had not turned up, so while she went to ask about them I went outside to find our ride. There was nobody there! We later learned that the guy holding the Volunteer Africa sign for us had accidentally picked up two other volunteers with Global Africa or something like that, leaving us stranded. A taxi driver helped me phone the number that I had and I was promised someone was on their way in 15 minutes, but it was more like an hour. The driver then charged me 1000 shillings (1$US) for making the phne call. Nobody does anything for nothing around here! The Salvation Army compound we are staying at is tidy and there are 2 people to a cabin. There is electricity and a flush toilet and shower, which only has one temperature, freezing cold and barely drips out. I'm thinking about getting my haircut so it is easier to keep clean. Our lunch was supposed to be ready at 1, and we got it around 3:30! I ordered sweet'n'sour chicken and got curried chicken; they just substitute whatever without telling you, but so far the food has been good. We played a bit of frisbee and some kids joined us; soooooooooo cute! I can't wait to get to the village! We leave early tomorrow morning (5 am) for a 10+ hour bus ride to Singida, where we will continue our Kiswahili classes. We had our first class today, and it is easy enough to understand when spoken slowly and when I have notes in front of me, but I've already forotten most of what I've learned! Last night we walked over to a local bar with one of our teachers, and had a beer. The main brands are Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, and Tusca or something. It was fun getting to know all of the other volunteers. There are 14 of us in all, who will be split up into 2 villages next week where we will join the volunteers already there. Right now there are 4 Irish, 4 Canadians (including me), 2 Americans, and 4 English. It is fun trying to discern the Irish accents, as when they speak quickly it sounds like a different language! Right now I am in Dar es Salaam. We got here by a VERY bumpy bus ride, and it was really our first time out of the compound besides the bar last night. It is pretty much how I imagined it: dirty, crowded, and third-world. I don't know how to describe it better. It isn't really hot, just pleasant. This internet connection is way to slow to post pictures, plus I didn't bring my card reader with me today, but I will try at some point to put some up. That's it for now, we are off to see some sort of