Finally

Starting from the left in the picture: Quintyn Bolay, Shelby Chambliss, Tanner Nichols, Trey Carlock, Mallory Doran, Emily Sansom, and David Gray.

I could not ask for better people to be doing this mission with. Each student brings something special to the group, not to mention the wonderful job that Janice Bingham and Shawn Daggett do in leading us. Our patience and attitudes have already been tested with all the little troubles that occur during long distance travel.

We have just arrived at a magnificent looking hotel in Johannesburg, after our 15 hour international flight. The flight was quite an experience for me. I was very surprised once I realized that the spiffy plane seats each had touch screen televisions on the back. One could use the screen to call an assistant, adjust the fan, or turn on the reading light. There were several choices for entertainment including recent movies, games, and shows. The last thing I thought to be interesting was the satellite view of our current location along the route as well as other informative information concerning time and temperature. During the first 5 hours of the flight I was thoroughly enjoying myself and was able to catch up on movies and television; however, things only went downhill from there.

I became very restless a few hours later and my love for flight DL200 vanished quickly. I was only able to sleep for a few hours and my flight was not near as productive as I had hoped. Although I was very ready to leave the plane, it was still a great experience. The hotel has a very nice pool area with neat decorations all around. Unfortunately I am very limited in the number of pictures I can upload from Zambia. Now it is time to catch up on some sleep!