Escaping Prison

So it was a beautiful evening so me, priscilla, and elizabeth decided to venture off the boat. As long as you stay on the dock you dont have to scan in and out, but if you leave the green gate you have to scan out and say write where you are going. At first we just walked the dock and peered out of the big green gate...like it was a forbidden land we couldnt enter...lol. We got our dinner in tupperware to eat outside since it was SO nice and an awesome breeze. Afterwards we asked one of the nurses I know where we can go beyond the gate and be safe. She told us to walk to Jamaica street. As long as there is a group you can go. So the 3 of us signed out and ventured off the ship. It was about 6pm. It was strange leaving the gate. U have to hide your badge so ppl cant try to take it and use it to get in. We probably should have had someone with experience with us and I htink you are supposed to rent out a cell if u go out, but we were not going far so we didnt. Anyhoo...so the 3 of us walked down the road and down another dirt road. Sure looks like pictures...it was so surreal. We maybe walked 3/4ths of a mile...we felt super out of place...and had to keep pulling each other off the road so we wouldnt get run over. Anyhoo...we decided to turn around and not head too much deeper into the village since we were unfamiliar with the area and not sure where we were going. We breathed a sigh of relief once we got back into the green gate. Im sure it was perfectly fine being out, but us newbies were happy to be back inside security:) One of the longer term missionaries was telling us there are no wild animals around because the rebels killed them all. Sad. And we asked about going to the ivory coast and he said it was unsafe to drive because there were so many rebels along the road and you had to bargain for your life....hmmm...but we could fly if we wanted.:) Again...seems like sometihing I would just read about and not reality. He said he would take us around town and to the beach etc. and after we are familiar with the area we can take taxis if we have a group. I havent taken any pictures of ppl here yet since it's not safe to pull out your camera in the city and not appropriate to take pictures with patients or in the ward most of hte time. So I'll work on that. But here are a few pictures of the ship:) Tomorrow is orientation...goodnight.