I'm just over halfway through my stay in the Congo. It's been an amazing experience so far. I expected the worst and I'm happy to say things are very much better than what I expected. Yes it is poor here, it's dirty, and things are unorganized but there is so much potential here. The weather has been amazing so far. Of course I don't know how things are the rest of the year but anything somewhat similar means it's great. The river is an amazing backdrop and is an extremely important transport artery and source of food. I've seen the main cities and tomorrow I'm heading into the countryside where things will probably be different.