What a Journey!

Hello First Church!

Erica here! What an adventure we are having! We spent our first thirty six hours just getting here! First a shout out to our wonderful chauffer Cindy who transported us down to JFK in such a speedy fashion! Thanks so much Cindy! Our fast pace ended there unfortunately! After multiple delays, including one in Monterey...who knew the airport in Guadalajara randomly closes at eleven? Our flight was cancelled so we found ourselves spending the evening in a new city in Mexico! We hopped on the next flight early the next morning after two or three hours of sleep and FINALLY made it Guadalajara. Once in Guadalajara we unexpectedly found we could take a private bus to Colima comparable to what we would´ve paid for the public bus and could take it right away. We hopped in and traveled the three hours to Colima through canyons and plains and past the beautiful inactive Volcan de Nieva and the the ACTIVE Volcan de Fuego! It was a wonderful and restful ride. Despite our lack of sleep and lack of clarity regarding our plans, our group remained positive and flexible the whole time. It was a wonderful opportunity to get to know one another and experience the joys of traveling in such a big group!

Today was our first full day here. After a wonderful morning of meeting our new friends, catching up with old, we´re now taking a break while the kids head to school for the afternoon. We spent the morning practicing our Spanish with them, playing games, taking a tour of the Casa and ended with eating lunch. So far we are all setting in well here and look forward to sharing our adventures with all of you at home!