Hi y´all! We have settled in from the long journey and finally attained internet access. We wanted to update you on our adventures so far. KJ , practically a professional traveler, forgot his passport and made Brittany break land-speed barriers so he could make our plane. Laurel (our photographer) started the trip off right as she began documenting our journey. Who knew it was a federal offense to take a picture of our friends going through security? We do now!
Day 1: We flew to Miami first, doubling Shane´s flying experiences, then awaited our flight to Caracas for 3 hours playing UNO and running down our batteries with last minute phone calls and emails. Once in Caracas, we breezed through Immigration and Customs and waited 5 hours for our flight to Barquisimeto. Obviously, this was great bonding time for our little group. We have Laurel and Shane (both teachers), Denise and Mallory (mother and daughter), Francisco and Lucas (father and son) , newly engaged KJ, Dave and David (both fathers of grown children). Our team is quickly becoming close.
Once in Caracas, we spent much of our layover on a culinary experience of Venezuela. Arepas were top on our list. It is more or less a sandwich, made of cornmeal cakes and stuffed with cheese, meat, fish, etc. We tried a fresh juice made from parchita, a crazy gross looking fruit that makes a sour citrusy juice. This is a very common dish here and it is absolutely AMAZING!!! We even have requested to learn to make them, because they are so good! We followed up with gelato, freshly made and extremely good.
By the time we hit Barquisimeto, we are all exhausted and ready for cama (bed). The van picked us up at the airport and drove us to the farmhouse that is Projecto Jonas. The boys all had stayed up late to greet us and they all unloaded our bags for us. We were invited to come join them to greet and make introductions with the help of Francisco, our leader and native speaker. The boys were so sweet in their welcome to us. We were very touched by them. We also were delighted to head off to spend time with our pillows!
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| Venezuela 2010 - Day 1 |
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