Life in South Sudan: Episode 1; Driving in Juba

 It is now February 2022! Who would have thought time could pass by so quickly? 

Over the next couple months, I will be posting short videos from our most recent trip to South Sudan (February to April 2021). Each video posted will highlight an aspect of life in South Sudan and what we experienced while living there for two months. I will be posting them weekly to biweekly and hope you enjoy these short "snapshots" into life in South Sudan.

 Episode 1: Driving in Juba

Juba is the capital of South Sudan and is a small, but wild city! It has a population of 403, 212 people(as of August 2020) and is 52 square miles. There are no trees for miles surrounding the city because of the populations almost exclusive use of firewood. The lack of trees makes Juba a dry and very hot city, with very little rain.

We landed there February 14th, 2021 in the Juba International Airport. We then had to walk down stairs from the airplane and then a quarter mile on the open airstrip in 108 F degrees to get to the small metal building called "the terminal"! 

One of the more exciting elements of Juba life is driving. Juba is a two and a half hour drive away from the southerly border town of Nimule. The video below was taken at a time when traffic was not bad. However, if you observe some of the driving techniques employed and then translate that to a jammed roadway full of cars and motorcycles, I think you will get the idea!

An update on the work progress of the house in Loa, South Sudan for Joyce's parents will soon be forthcoming!

God bless!

Jonathan and Joyce

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