[Monday, June 21st 2010]
I woke up at around 5:30, took a shower, packed the car, and headed to San Jose airport with my friends, Meredith, Danielle, Stephanie, and Chelsea, along with my mom, Victoria, and Abi.
Yeah, the car was packed!
When we arrived at the airport, our group was there waiting in front of the Southwest Airlines terminal with all their luggage. All we did was add to he chaos. :) It was about an hour wait before everyone arrived and we checked our luggage. In the meantime, we were all cracking jokes and making bracelets.
The flight was short (about an hour long) from San Jose to San Diego, and the drive was no biggie (about 4 hours) from San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico. Getting through the border is an adventure in itself.
Nothing bad happened, nothing really scary. (Unless you consider the vicious driving of people trying to cut in lines... but other than that...)
When we made it through the border into Mexico, it was the reality of nonAmerica for me all over again and I loved it. The first things we saw were ads of Chile and Lime in a boxing ring, a humongous Mexican flag, the wall used as the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and Tijuana as we went around it. The whole entrance into Mexico was just an awesome experience of being overwhelmed.
After we settled and unpacked at the church we were staying at, we went to this amazing taco stand across the street. God's will for most of our dinners on the trip led us to the taco stand. Everything was hand prepared right in front of us, from the carne asada to the tortillas to the guacamole. Oh, so good!
That night, we went to sleep anxious for the work to be done in the morning, not knowing what to expect, but we knew we would be totally rocked.
Thanks for you prayers for travel mercies, we made it to Mexico safe and sound!
-Caitlin-
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