24 Kufa Road

I was the first one of the 8 of us to wake up this morning. I love mornings, and I am also so excited to be here that I could not sleep anymore. It gets bright here at about 5:00. I think it was the sunlight and the birds that woke me up. There were many different birds singing outside our window. Once I woke up, I got out of bed and left the room so as not to wake my roommates. Terrie (Dr Taylor, she wants us to call her Terrie) had already left for the day. She left a note saying that she had to run some errands but that she would be back at noon to check on us. She is a wonderful woman and she is so caring. She is like a mother and a friend, and I know that we will all learn so much from her.
Our address here in Blantyre is 24 Kufa Road. Terrie has been renting this house since the mid 90's. The house is a one story 3 bedroom house. Terrie has one room and her own bathroom, and the 8 of us share the other 2 rooms (4 in each) and the other bathroom. I am rooming with Kim, Angela and Tom. The house is a stone house, and actually stays pretty cool during the day, even though it is pretty hot outside. Yesterday it seemed to be in the 90's when we were walking around outside. The house is surrounded by a beautiful yard/garden. In the back yard there is an avacado and papaya tree. There are a lot of other plants that I have no idea what they are. The front of the house has a big green gate, that is always closed. There is a guard whose job it is is to stand by the gate all day and let us in and out.
The internet here is really slow, so I may have to leave uploading photos until I get back. Shant just made breakfast for us all (Simoni, the cook, is not here on the weekends), so I have to go! We are exploring downtown Blantyre today, so I will write later and give you the details!

Niamh