Arrived!

I'm here! The difficulties, which continued right up until I got on the plane (including my being asked to repack my carry on luggage as I went through the departure gates - luckily the nice departure man took pity on my teary state and let me through) have now seemed to have ended.
On arriving in Jo'burg the Customs guy barely even looked at my invitation to work letter. Mind you, he gave me the wrong visa - I think - but the HR people here seem to think it doesn't matter. And it's now up to them to sort out.
So, I'm staying on campus, in a light and airy room with a beautiful vase of flowers sitting there on my arrival! There have been *problems*, but of such a minor nature (my heater doesn't seem to work and my wardrobe doesn't lock yet) that I feel as if the difficulties are at an end. Plus, and here is the joy of globalisation, I went shopping yesterday to Woolworths (a far more upmarket version than our own Aussie version) and found a whole stack of familar brands! I even scored some Milo (evil, I know, but so tasty!). So I feel like I've not actually gone that far.
The food on campus is also familiarly bad. So, it seems that it is not so strange after all. I'm sure the culture shock will hit me at some point. But I'm just glad that it's given me a couple of days reprieve so far.
My office is light and bright and airy, and so far does not smell of wet dog - unlike the south wing of the Menzies. So despite not having some familiar and terribly missed faces along the corridor, my new colleagues are lovely - very friendly and welcoming. So all is well.
Anyway, this has been more than a little rambly. The facts in brief:
How am I? Well, thanks!
Was my flight ok? Yep, only a couple of screaming babies, and I managed to block most them out with the trashy novel Jess gave me. Thanks Jess!
How is it here so far? Really great!
Is the weather ok? Much better than Melbourne and sunnier than Perth, if that's possible.
Have I met some nice people? Absolutely, everyone has been very kind!
Is my accommodation ok? Yep, very new, light and airey. And safe.
Have I seen any lions, tigers or bears yet? Nope, but it's rather unlikely to see the bears or tigers, there are lions just up the road, evidently!

I can't think of any other hypothetical questions to ask myself. But if you have any, let me know!