Hey Hey Hey Everyone!!! We arrived in Maputo safe and sound yesterday after a ridiculously long 17 and a half hour flight from Atlanta to Johanesburg!! First impressions of Maputo is that it is definitely a city of contrasts...from the extremely affluent to the extremely poor. Beautiful oceanside villas sit next to cramped shanty towns. Driving along the road from the airport I was struck by the poverty but also impressed by the cheerful nature of everyone we passed. No matter where I look around here everyone seems to be having a good time in their own way. Everyone tells me that Mozambicans LOVE to party and we certainly saw that first hand today. We spent the morning apartment hunting without any success (it was Sunday all and most of the contacts we had were not around!!) so we ended up spending the afternoon at the restaurant/bar of a friend of my project manager. This was my first introduction to Mozambican hospitality as we were treated to a copious amount of traditional Mozambican food (Mathapa is my favourite...spinich, crab meat, prawns served with rice. Amazing stuff!!) and the national beer, Luarentina. That definitely made the afternoon go by smoothly. We are currently staying at a pretty posh hotel while we find an appartment and it's crazy because I know that a Mozambican could feed their family for a week with the money that we're paying per night to stay here. Just one of the lessons on the value of money that I'm sure I'll learn while I'm here. Well that's it for now...I'll try and send some pictures next time so you can see this beautiful country and the people in it!