within the first 10 minutes of arriving at the ATL airport yesterday (which feels like a week ago), our adventures began. half off frapps at starbucks in the international terminal was a good way to exit usa after an interesting adventure with the self-check in kiosk. we finally took off around 6 p.m. Georgia time, and arrived in Lima, Peru at 11:30 p.m., one hour behind. the group bonded quickly from the get-go, with adventures in the Lima airport throughout the night, learning spanish from one of the Peruvian missionaries. it is fascinating. we even randomly met a missionary on the flight who was en route to the Amazon to get back to his orphanage!! Intense crazy awesome convos!
finally, around 5 am, we took shuttles through the city of Lima (which seems to never sleep) and arrived at our bus station. after waiting (more like power nap shifts) for an hour and 45 minutes, we finally boarded the BEST charter bus that we had EVER been on...for less than US $20!!! front row on the 2nd floor of the double decker for the 8 hour bus ride through the Andes Mountains (and over a pass at 16,000 feet) landed us in Huancayo around 3:45 p.m. Sweet to then see the gringo (latin american slang term for north americans) missionaries awaiting our arrival!! the wesley usually takes a group to this base in huancayo every spring or summer (their autumn- it got dark at 6 p.m. Peru time). we have been getting settled in and resting from our long travel days this evening, and now off to bed soon!
so rest assured that everyone here is safe and sound with the missionaries, and excited about the days ahead! it is a little chilly at night though...wearing my toboggan typing this... .
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