Mathews Adventures in Africa...and now Norway!

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January 26, 2012

brrrrrus stop!

Waiting at the bus stop the first day of school...good chance to test out our new winter clothes!

This is the school bus!

1 comments:

moorethatgirl1 said...: Wow, that is a NICE school bus!; Monday, February 20, 2012

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▼ 2012 (18)
- ► February 2012 (10)
- ▼ January 2012 (8)

► 2011 (5)
- ► December 2011 (1)
  - From Lions and Elephants to Reindeer!
- ► September 2011 (1)
  - Look who won the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant!!
- ► August 2011 (1)
  - A quick "Summery" (Summer 2011)
- ► March 2011 (2)
  - A trip to the Doctor's Office
  - We Give Our Time and Idol Gives Back

► 2010 (4)
- ► October 2010 (1)
  - Special Painting
- ► September 2010 (1)
  - Fall (actually Spring) 2010
- ► March 2010 (1)
  - Safari Time!
- ► February 2010 (1)
  - Football Fever

► 2009 (34)
- ► December 2009 (1)
  - The Imbondeiro Tree
- ► November 2009 (2)
  - Rain Day
  - Happy Halloween!
- ► October 2009 (2)
  - Maritius Vacation
  - Whale Watching
- ► June 2009 (3)
- ► May 2009 (1)
  - A Brighter Orphanage
- ► April 2009 (4)
- ► March 2009 (3)
- ► February 2009 (5)
- ► January 2009 (13)
  - The Championship!
  - Checking Out the "Mall"

► 2008 (2)
- ► December 2008 (1)
- ► October 2008 (1)

Timeline

* Jan. 3 We arrive in Angola, after 13 1/2 hours on the airplane!
* Jan. 2 We all wake up at 6:00 to catch our flight to Angola!
* Dec. 29 The movers come and pack up our 4 large shipping crates with all of the things we will need for the next 3 years!
* Dec. 15 Sandy vacuum seals 70 pounds of meat (chicken breasts, ground beef, turkey sausage, steak, hotdogs, chicken nuggets and fish sticks) to take with us when we move.
* Dec. 11 We load up three Rubber Maid tubs full of toiletries for will take with him on his second trip to Angola.
* Nov. 23 Will returns from Africa with pictures of our new house!
* Nov. 13 Will takes a 10 day business trip to Africa and gets a sneak peek at what it's going to be like
* Nov. 11 Colby and Nolan go to the doctor to get all of their shots (ouch again!)
* Oct. 28 Sandy and Zach go to the doctor to get medical clearance and all the required shots (ouch!)
* Oct. 27 We go to the post office as a family to send off all of our passport applications
* Oct. 25 "Say cheese!" We all go to CVS to get passport pictures taken
* Aug. 2 Will gets the "official" letter stating we have been assigned to Africa, with a starting date probably at the beginning of 2009
* Aug. 1 Will finds out we've "unofficially" been assigned to an overseas assignment in Africa

Angola Map

Angola Map

We are living in the capital of Angola (Luanda) AFRICA

Quick Angola Facts

Currency: Kwanza
Life expectancy: 40
Official language: Portuguese
Main exports: Oil, diamonds, minerals, coffee, fish, timber
Area: 481,354 square miles (approximately twice the size of Texas)

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