We got our exit letter today. the government is so corrupt here that the exit letter is supposed to be free but we paid $350 for it. We would have paid more though so we can't complain/
Today was a great day for Rocky. He had an ok breakfast. A St. Anne worker came over and talked to him in Lingala and this really helped. She made him some tea with some stuff in it and he was all happy. I wish we could communicate with him it would make things so much better. When someone talks to him in Lingala he behaves like an angel. We will get there.
We got picked up today from a wonderful person we met down here her name is Lisa. She took us shopping to the market and we bought a bunch of stuff to take home with us. We went broke pretty fast at the market. She also took us to a fabric place and they had the coolest fabric. Now I don't sew but I had to buy some because they looked so cool. It rained out this morning so everything was very muddy. Rocky was an angel the entire time. He just sat at stared at all the commotion.
We came home and ate a little and Rocky took a little nap and then Vanessa sent a driver over to take us to the orphanage. She was a little nervous about this but she told us to keep the doors locked and the windows rolled up so we did. The ride was something else. People selling everything and anything. The scary part about every drive are all the police out there. You can't look them in the eye. You never know what they might do. I saw them on the streets with other people and it is always yelling and very heated yelling. It scares me to no end. The people that are supposed to protect are the most corrupt here. They are everywhere with guns. You also see pick UN trucks with men packed in there with guns. Today we saw a group of police with shoulder pads to knee pads on. What are they expecting here? I am not sure what Dan and I would do if something happened there is no one to protect us. The roads are terrible. Muddy roads with HUGE pot holes. Not small but huge. When someones car dies they leave it in the road and everyone goes around it. It is so crazy here.
Another thing is I am always hungry. This is the best weight loss program. Buy a flight to Kinshasa and you will lose weight guaranteed. They sell bread on the streets but it is so dusty that the bread is probably gross. The bread comes out of these huge baskets on top of these females heads. But I just couldn't do it. It is so dirty here. I always feel I have to take a shower. There is nothing to eat. For one I don't eat meat and there is a lot of chicken around here. So I have been living on bread here. My stomach growls 24/7. But then it puts things in perspective and I can see how half the population lives here.
Also the cold showers. Every morning I take a freezing cold shower. Now I could never go without one because it is so dirty here. I have to take one. You can almost see the dirt roll down you. The other day I bit down in my mouth and it was dirt. So I take the quickest shower I can and get out. Not fun at all.
I did make it to the orphanage today and I will post more on that tomorrow. God bless and coming to America tomorrow.
Heidi
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