I slept well last night actually, alot less pain and I am starting to get used to the time change. It's not that bad, NY is 6 hrs. behind. I woke up and my lip was killing me again, but it's to be expected..nothing a few advil cant kill. The good thing is that I was able to eat different kinds of food today and I didn't have to cut it up to crazy small pieces. The last few days I have felt as if I was cutting for a baby. The meals in the morning have been great...really good fruits and meats. The best breakfast I have had in a while. We sat outside and talked for a long while, everything from John Mccain to the enviornment. It's really nice to sit and talk with a small group of people that are so diverse. By the way it's considered to be winter time here in SA but it's really nice outside, I mean winter is like 67 or so during the day and 40 at night. It feels like October in the states. And the sky...there is nothing like it. It is so blue and big, there's hardly any smog here and the air just smells and tastes so much better.
Yesterday, we were waiting in the our lodgings lobby area and I had to use the bathroom, so I went naturally. Now my face looks pretty crazy still, like I got dragged by a truck..and though it is healing nicely, it still draws some sympathetic stares..There was one african gentleman in the bathroom and he asked me what happened to my face. I explained how my stupidity and laziness lead to me not changing something that could have been easily changed and therefore I fell off my bike and he seemed genuinely sad that i was in such bad shape. We talked for a moment more and I said, "But that's ok because I am just glad to be in Africa." His face lit up and he said, "Is this your first time in Africa?" to which I replied yes. He then smiled larger and said "Welcome Brother."
Wow...
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