I’ll start with yesterday, because that’s when the journey started…and it was just a really fun day. Woke up and finished packing, not real plans for the day. Austin Brashears came over and we made bomb cinnamon rolls (which we of course ate way too many of, that's part of the tradition) and got caught up in each other’s lives. We could not see or talk to each other for months and still skip a beat, it’s always fun. He mentioned that Jeff had tickets to Disneyland if I wanted to go after my doctor appointment 
Got home at 10 pm, Des showed up and by 11 we were out the door and on our way to LAX. It was a huge boost in my Spanish confidence level when this scenario happened:
Des and I walk up to the ticket lines, I look around and start to walk left. Des, “Amanda, where are you going?”… Amanda, “none of those signs are our destination”… Des chuckles, “those signs say Open and Closed.”….. FANTASTIC. So, I’m clearly off to a great start.
Get checked in, on our plane, Des makes a fun little scene attempting to change seats, and we are on our way. Such an easy flight, I am constantly amazed by my ability to fall asleep through absolutely anything. I was out before takeoff, and woke up after landing. It’s truly a beautiful gift. Taxi one, a couple hour bus ride, taxi two and we were at the USAC office meeting our host family. They are absolutely amazing, we love them already. Some sad news, upon arriving they told us that the families grandmother passed away this morning, it was terribly sad, but it was a neat early bonding moment for us to be able to sympathize with them. We thought it was just going to be a mom and her daughter but we have already met the mom’s sister, the daughter’s boyfriend, a little girl who sang for us and I fell instantly in love, and a few other family members. We have our own rooms, and are officially unpacked and moved in. I can’t wait to explore this little town.
about my shoulder…should I have probably been cleaning up and getting ready to leave, yeah…but I said yes and went to Disneyland anyways. So much fun, Colors of Life (or something like that) in CA Adventures is AMAZING!!!
Got home at 10 pm, Des showed up and by 11 we were out the door and on our way to LAX. It was a huge boost in my Spanish confidence level when this scenario happened:
Des and I walk up to the ticket lines, I look around and start to walk left. Des, “Amanda, where are you going?”… Amanda, “none of those signs are our destination”… Des chuckles, “those signs say Open and Closed.”….. FANTASTIC. So, I’m clearly off to a great start.
Get checked in, on our plane, Des makes a fun little scene attempting to change seats, and we are on our way. Such an easy flight, I am constantly amazed by my ability to fall asleep through absolutely anything. I was out before takeoff, and woke up after landing. It’s truly a beautiful gift. Taxi one, a couple hour bus ride, taxi two and we were at the USAC office meeting our host family. They are absolutely amazing, we love them already. Some sad news, upon arriving they told us that the families grandmother passed away this morning, it was terribly sad, but it was a neat early bonding moment for us to be able to sympathize with them. We thought it was just going to be a mom and her daughter but we have already met the mom’s sister, the daughter’s boyfriend, a little girl who sang for us and I fell instantly in love, and a few other family members. We have our own rooms, and are officially unpacked and moved in. I can’t wait to explore this little town.
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