First of all, WE MADE IT SAFE!! (Alright, now onto the details...)
We left Kansas City at about 6:00am this morning (Wednesday) after a night of about 30 minutes of sleep (the excitement was just too much for most of us to handle). The plane ride was uneventful and most of us slept through the first flight to Atlanta (which meant no cookies or drink). The flight to Nicaragua was bitter sweet as we were all excited, anxious, and nervous to get there and finally experience everything we had been
preparing for. :)
We finally arrived to Managua, Nicaragua, shed the winter gear and threw on shorts and sunscreen (I know what you're thinking... rough life right?!?). After we got our passports stamped, we loaded our luggage, and our adventures on the ground had finally begun...
The 30 min. ride to the hotel in Masaya was a bumpy one (Nicaraguan drivers are fast and seldom stop for pedestrians). We saw so much, just in the first 30 minutes some things the same, but mostly all surroundings different. Don't worry...we arrived safe and sound to the Hotel Masaya, unscratched and starting to view
our worlds from a different perspective.
We got all settled into the hotel and the accomodations are more than we could have hoped for... Beds, air-conditioning, showers and bathrooms! With low expectations of what was to come, this was a comforting surprise.
Wait.. there's more!! After a long day of travel, it didn't stop there... we went to the office of Alcance Nicaragua to meet the wonderful staff we have all heard so much about - They are great and really seem to know what they are doing. We had a great lunch, learned more about OI, went to exchange US Dollars into Cordobas and finished the afternoon off with visiting the market and having smoothies in the park...
We went back to the office and played cards and dominoes. Everyone here is really cool and we are all getting along really well - lots of laughter and divertido (fun). Yes, I am learning a little bit of Spanish... It was a lot, but what a cool and life-changing first day.
After what seemed like the longest day eveeeer, we turned into the hotel for a good nights rest. Safe and sound!!
Hasta Luego (Until next time...)
Your favorite kid in Nicaragua!
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