Magandang hapon ( good day)

hi everyone - i finally made it to the philippines, we got here on April 1, but totally missed the 31st because we crossed the international date line, that is mind boggling to me. Our flight was about 20 hours - with a stop in japan. i got detained in japan and searched. it was so aggrevating because no one would speak english to me. the japan airport was the cleanest, most organized and quiet place i have ever been -- until we loud americans walked in -- everyone stared. i tried to go to the bathroom, but opted otherwise when i saw the porcelain hole in the floor that i was supposed to squat over -- no thank you -- i took a picture. we got here to the philippines around midnight, we took a bus to the resort where we are staying. the ride was crazy, there are no markings on the road, so whereever your car will fit is where you drive -- busses, jeepneys, motorcycles, trycicles all squeezed in to a two lane sized road. i now understand why we aren't allowed to drive for 2 years. we leave the resort on wednesday to go to our hub sites for more training and shots. we started our malaria med's today -- they are supposed to give you crazy dreams -- we'll see. everyone is so incredibly friendly -- and wants to help. i can't wait until the real action begins. we have been doing tagalog training -- it's nothing like spanish-- much harder. i will try to stay updated, computer time is limited, which hopefully explains the lack of punctuation and capitalization. please stay in contact i miss everyone - especially my family and gracie lou. love you all ~ lindsey ps - i am so brown after hawaii, a man asked me if i was part filippino -neat!!!!