SFO – Pre-flight
It is 9 P.M. in Esteli, Nicaragua, nearly a full day since we all assembled at the 10th gate of the SFO international departure terminal.
We almost left one (she made it!), and we almost lost ourselves (they changed our departure gate in San Salvador!), but sure enough, we eventually arrived safe and sound at Augusto Sandino International Airport in Managua.
After a rendezvous with Jennifer (GG Leader), Humberto, and Franziska (The two program coordinators), we took our “chicken bus” (repurposed USA yellow school buses) ride two and half hours north to our final destination.
We’d love to go in to the details of our two meals at Buffet Esteli and the nuances of our twenty second phone calls back home, but wake up call is at 7, and travel days are not prone to sleep ;).
Please check back in tomorrow night!
Enjoy the photos and thanks for reading.
Gathering at Augusto Sandino International Airport
Heyyyyy Sandy! Your fellow summer searcher, Crystal is here! I hope you settled in well! I know you’ll have an amazing time. Try not to miss Thien too much! hehehe. Be super open minded and follow the rules 😉 Just saying, Granada is a beautiful city, hope you guys will get to visit!
Hey there all of you,
It’s good that you guys are updating this blog to allow people to read the craziness you all are encountering! Im glad your first day went well! I have a friend who is in your trip right now! She’s making me check the blog daily to read what you guys are doing so she wouldn’t have to tell me, hahaha. But asides from that, best wishes to all of you. i’ve been through something like this and sooner or later, strangers will become one family.
Thien Nguyen
Great to hear you all arrived safely and started the adventures (love the chicken bus!)..,thanks for sharing and great photos ! have a good rest tonight and enjoy what tomorrow brings!
ELLA! Even though I still hate you for not going to my trip and NEVER COMMENTING ON MY BLOGS I will keep my promise of commenting on your delegation’s every single blog so get ready yall. Maybe your passport issue was a blessing in disguise and you’ll get to meet people there as awesome as I am. Haha jk but Flying sucks doesn’t it? But I’m glad you landed safely! Big love from back home! Make friends! Have fun! I know this is gonna be amazing for you!!!
Very nice blog post! I can’t wait to read more posts every day! Eric, I miss you!
Take care and have fun!
Hello,
So glad that you are safe and learning. I miss you very much.
take care and love you
Hello Everyone,
Glad to hear that you have weathered the long travel to Esteli. I hope you have a wonderful, inspiring trip and bring back lots of memories and insights to share. A special hello to James from Oakland. We are counting pickleweeds tomorrow. Will fill you in later on that.
Best,
Mrs. N/ESA