Today I felt a feeling that I haven't felt since the first day of my bike trip across America. There was a moment when John and Vince drove away and I realized that I was really on my own.
We pretty much breezed through immigration and customs, got our backpacks all setup and walked out on the street and then it hit us...we were really in Guatemala. It only took about 30 seconds for our Spanglish to click in, we got our bearings, and got a cab to Quetzalroo. We took a little time to explore the city, grabbed a bite to eat and then waited for Elias, who got here safe and sound.
We almost didn't get to leave the US this morning. Even though we were allowed to purchase 1-way tickets, they would not let us board the plane without a return ticket. So, we had to purchase $1024 worth of refundable plane tickets that we will have to cancel after we leave Guatemala.
The we are really making some progress on contacts for future trips. I talked to a guy this evening who works for an organization called A Roof for My Country. We would be able to bring groups of people here to build houses for people. It costs $1300 here to build a house and it can be done in less than a week. Elias has also made some contacts that we will be following up on Thursday.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers and well wishes. They mean the world to us.
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