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October 15, 2014

Walking

Walking around the lakes or next to the fjords is one of my favorite things do here!

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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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