Back in Wheaton (and the snow)!!

Departed Cape Town on Monday evening and arrived Wheaton on Tuesday afternoon, 20,000 miles later (or something ridiculous) - yes, there's snow here!! And yes, it's cold!! We definitely had forgotten what this felt like.

So to reacclimate, Wednesday morning Jim shovelled the front walkway and we went for a walk around the neighborhood, Wheaton campus, and "downtown" Wheaton. Crossing streets and intersections, we had to hang on to each other and remind each other which way to look before crossing - right? left? where are the cars coming from?!



Below: So many Starbucks in this country! Here's the one in downtown Wheaton, a 10-minute walk away - amazingly strong coffee aroma in the air as we walked by. No we did not go in.



Below: Blanchard Hall, the original main building of Wheaton College. We stood on the lawn in front and threw a few snowballs around. Seemed a bit strange to see students still on campus (since UCT has been finished for a month) - but of course there are still 1 1/2 weeks of the semester left here.

So far we've had two nights of good sleep - no waking up at 2 am, although the first morning I woke up and thought, "Where am I? ... Oh, right!" I think we're slowly starting to get into it now...Mom G's cooking helps. Wow what a good meal we had last night.