Sunday, March 6, 2011

Mexico ASB: Day 1

WOW! What a day today has been. It's now a little after midnight here in Mexico and all I can say is today has been quite a whirlwind, from leaving Blacksburg this morning at 4am without any sleep to one of the many airport delays at Charlotte and Dallas. I'm happy to be in my bed in Cholula.
Our group is absolutely fantastic. Fifteen in all and what a day. Our flight out of Charlottle was delayed for 3 hours due to mx issues and working on changing reservations for our group was a fun task to do over the phone, especially with a plane full of less than happy customers trying to do the same. But all became well with our flight, landing in Dallas a little early. We were able to catch a delayed Mexico city flight and our bags were with us when we arrived! I of course got searched multiple times today. From Charlotte to Mexico city, I must be a huge risk to national security.
Once in Mexico city and clearing customs after being searched, we all grabbed our last semblance of food as we know it and boarded a bus for a two hour ride to where our hosts would be picking us up. The ride was nice. We all noted Mexico city's lights went on forever, really hitting home how big the city really is. The bus also had free wifi allowing me to make a few Skype phone calls. But once at the bus station, we all met Arturo and went with him back to our house. The house is quite nice. Nothing fancy but just a nice place to sleep. I will update more tommorw. Sleep now. Sweet dreams :)
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