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Monday, April 23, 2012

My visit in Jumba, South Sudan day 1

It was about 2 in the afternoon when I landed in South Sudan I knew that it was going to be very different than what I was used to. When I got out of the plane, I felt like it was 1000 degrees out, but it was also pouring rain. I looked around and I saw a bunch of kids dancing in the rain. That reminded me of me when I was a kid because I loved the rain and I still do. After I got used to the rain the driver drove me to Susan's camp. I was looking out the window for the whole bumpy dusty car ride. It didn't look like anything I expected. It was way more run down and dirty. than I thought it would be.I was really surprised at how happy people were. I arrived in Susan's camp around 3 pm.The second I got out of the car, people were greeting me, singing to me and hugging me. When I was settled in my room, I went to introduce myself to Susan. We talked for about three hours about our family and our countries. As I was talking to her I realizd she reminded me of my grandma. They both like to tell lots of amazing stories that I can see in my head perfectly. Before I knew it, it was dinner time. Susan prepared a wonderful meal. After I was done eating I was pooped. The time difference between Juba and Santa Barbara is 10 hours. So it was six  in the afternoon there and in Santa Barbara it was 4 in the morning. I told her to wake me up when she got up so I could come to her coffee shop and help her. She told me there was no way. She told me I needed  lots of rest because she is going to show me around Juba tomorrow. She gets up at 5 in the morning to run her coffee stand. We said goodnight to eachother and I went to my room and passed out within 5 minutes. It was a long day for me. And I was ready for another one.

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