Embassy Housing!

Kind of looks like something you would see in Moreno Valley! :-) Andrew took some pictures of the interior; the kitchen wasn't bad. I would have posted, but it was a bit blurry. We may take a little more of our own furniture than expected. But, otherwise, we'll take what they give us!

Meet a zonkey!

Andrew went hiking today about 30 minutes outside Pretoria. I was shocked he actually went (I could never get him to go hiking in California), but then I couldn't promise running across a zonkey either. I think he also enjoyed the pulley across the river.

Anyway, he says the landscape does remind him of California...mountainous and arid. So that should make me feel more at home!

Next week he'll get a tour of embassy housing so hopefully we'll have a better idea of what our place will look like.

The Schedule

For those of you trying to keep track of where we are and where we'll be, here it is****:

Now through August 12: Andrew is in South Africa.

August 13-20: We are both in Chicago!!!

August 21-24: Andrew is in Atlanta

August 25-31: We are both in California

September: 3-16: Andrew is in South Africa

September 23-25: One of these days we leave Chicago to move back to LA. Not exactly sure of the date.

****LEGAL DISCLOSURE: Dates are subject to change!! :-)

October and beyond, things get fuzzy. So I won't confuse anyone with those details just yet.

No Netflix from South Africa!

I guess we'll be getting rid of Netflix when we leave Chicago. Andrew says that streaming movies from there isn't possible. Oh well, that will save us $16/month! :-)

Otherwise, so far his trip is going well. He's staying at the Sheraton Pretoria. His room overlooks parliament building with its famous Jacaranda trees and gardens.

Today was his first official day though. More on that later.