first two nights

wow so much to tell! so a ten hour flight which gave me and the other volunteers a chance to meeet and chat. we got to jburg airport early in the morning then came to the hostel to stay 4 two nights called the johannesburg ritz hostel and for a hostel it is the ritz! it has a pool, bar and a pool table! we have made lots of use of these three luxeries. after getting to the hostel we went straight out 4 a tour of jburg and soweto. we were all sooo tired after the all night drinks on the plane. we went to the museum about the apartied where hector piersons sister actually works. (for those that dont know hector pierson was the first boy 2 be killed in the riot at only 13 years old.) when we finally got back swam in the pool and had an early night.
when waking up today we went to the orphanage we will be living in from tomorrow met some of the tiny babies and then the older children when they got back from school, all the babies and children were so happy to meet us and were all putting their hands up to us. and had an orientation. there are 90 children in othendweni including 30 babies. we then came back to the hotel freshened up went for a meal then spent the rest of the night in the bar where we had some great conversations.
i have to tell you all there is one thing i cannot get my head around in some villages of south africa they belive that to sleep with virgins wich basically means children gets rid of hiv\aids although they know this is wrong it is not tabbo as they believe it cures!
everyone im travelling with seems great so far we all get on really well and all have great storys to tell ach other so good so far although im aware this may change at some point!
the school children here seem to walk very far on dangerous roads for school which in the uk just wouldnt be allowed. people stand in the middle of these dangerous trying to sell things to drivers which also would not be allowed in the uk! taxis are big and drive people around cheaply and beep as there driving if there are saets so other people can jump in and share the fares!
things here are so different in some ways great and some ways bad.
as far as things go i am enjoying what i am doing although slightly miss things.
sorry if i have rambled on just left the bar!!!
anyway off to live in othendweni orphanage tomorrow and off to bed now hope all is good back home!!xxx
lovexxx