WOOOO! It has taken weeks and months to come up with the detailed plans of our journey to Zimbabwe! We are thrilled that the time has finally come, even if it does begin at 4:00 a.m. Our departure was set for 6:00 a.m., clear skies guaranteed us a smooth flight, but excitement was still in the air as Brittany woke everybody up singing joyously! We were all so excited to hit up the plane and get to Zimbabwe as soon as possible. We arrived at the RDU airport at 5:00 a.m. and loaded our baggage. The whole plane ride to JFK we discussed all the possibilities that this trip held for us. We arrived there at 7:45 a.m. and then were due to depart at 9:15 a.m. Other passengers grew tired of us for we chattered on and on about all the things we had to see as well as practicing our African dialects and learning some important words in languages native to Zimbabwe, just in case some didn't speak English even if it was their national language. We joked about possibly adopting cute African children, and then other times we sat in silence trying to prepare ourselves for the incredible amount of poverty that we were about to see. The plane trip was incredibly long and tiring. Fortunately, we arrived at LHR at 9:45 p.m. Two hours and five minutes later, we departed from LHR to JNB. By now, we were all worn out and slept the whole ride.
