Free Wheelin'

Initially when we first arrived here in Sudan, we thought it would be easy to get around. (Perhaps this is the die-hard New York mentality.) So we opted to NOT buy a car and be resilient. Ha! It's starting to get hot...too hot to walk very far. Being dependent upon rickshaws and amjads (public transport) has made us even lazier. We simply stay at home. We noticed that we're spending more time at home or at school. Trapped, you might even venture to say (although I don't think Rach would agree with me).

So, we have resolved to get a car, so that we can actually jump in and head to one of the five places there are to go to. Sweet freedom! Our first car!

There's quite an import business on Korean cars here. All of the used cars are from Korea (and with 160% import tax that's quite some serious dough!)
We spent all morning traipsing around the lots, trying to find the right car. It's a little silly. After all, neither Rachel nor I have owned a car EVER. We looked at the essentials--radio, AC, mileage, kicked the tires and lifted the hood (looking for what, I'm still not sure).




Somehow we managed to set our sights on this silly gold number, outfitted with a handicapped sticker and all. It's a 1999 Hyundai that seems to be in pretty good shape, albeit it's a tad bit boxy. Ideas for nicknames for the car are now being taken.












Lucky us, we have a full time mechanic/handy-man who inspects all cars before they're purchased. So, once he checks it out, we'll be free-wheelin'!