We arrived in Namibia Wednesday. We flew into Windhoek's international airport joining the other plane there (literally). It took us about 45 minutes to go through customs and get our baggage. Because we sat in the last row on the plane, we were last in the customs line- otherwise we would've made it out much quicker. The airport was immaculate- even the restrooms! It was definitely the best airport experience I have ever had!
We were met there by our country director, Mick who drove us 40 minutes to his house in Windhoek where we will be staying for a couple of weeks. The scenery on the way was quite fascinating with mountains all around. As we'd heard, Namibia is indeed quite dry. It looks very brown and rocky with spots of green here and there and scattered with small trees. Windhoek is a little greener than most of the rest of Namibia apparently. I am looking forward to seeing all of the wildlife we've heard about- the desert elephants, sea lions, penguins , etc!
Tomorrow begins our two-week orientation to Namibia and language learning. Then, hopefully, we will be able to move out to Arandis. Today and yesterday we went vehicle shopping. We need a "people-mover" as we are calling it. So far it looks like we will have another white van! Only this one will seat 11 (plus a few extra if need be!). Pray I will be able to drive it. It is stick and the driver's side is on the right. Will I be able to shift with my left hand? I guess I could still use my right if I really wanted to!! It is so hard to get used to the cars driving on the other side. I'm glad Arandis is not very populated so I can learn to drive this monster vehicle on the correct side of the road and hopefully not hurt anyone. But I can do ALL things through Christ, right? There is so much we must learn.
-Karrie
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And to think of the many months we received your kind remarks about our OVERSIZED Suburban...welcome to the big car club! :-P
YEAH !! We are so glad to know you are in Namibia! We will be pryaing for all of the adjustments and things you need to learn in the next couple of weeks. We are so excited for you guys. Hope everyone is feeling well... we keep praying for good health also!
Love, Jenny (& the Holsinger gang)
Karrie driving a giant vehicle with standard transmission on the other side of the road?...i trust the Lord will be with those who share the roads and sidewalks with her as they swerve and dive for safety. LOL
Congratulations, Graham's on arriving in Namibia. We can hardly wait to get there and join you! Give the Rineers a big hug from us Texans. They are great folks! Have you seen the very tall pine trees yet? LOLOL We are praying for you all. The Browns
You think Namibia is brown now... just wait a couple months & you will see brown... :)
heard about you from friends... I will be making my 8th trip to Namibia this summer... uhhhh... winter... I may not be traveling to Arandis this time around, but we will have a team there. Don't worry about the driving you'll be just fine... just make sure your shotgun has the job of reminding you to keep left. :)
As for big cars... Ron needs to know that when it says 11 passengers, that's 11 Namibian butts, not American butts... :)
With His love ~G
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