So just to give everyone a quick update, landed in DC last night at 7:20, all my bags arrived which is awesome. Then my friend Lisa from my Costa Rica program picked me up and helped me with my bags to the hotel (I have 4...seems like it will be very difficult to move around). Then we went out and got some delicious Mexican food.
One the plane next to me was a couple doing the same program as me, it was nice to have 2 soon to be familiar faces to get to know doing the 4 1/2 hour flight over, although I did sleep for a solid chunk of it. They were both really sweet, and the husband is doing the same program as me. Also it was good to talk to people and not sit by myself, especially after having to say bye to all my family and friends.
It was actually nice to fly in a day early because this morning my roommate (a really cool girl also from California, went to UC Santa Cruz and from Orange County) just went and got breakfast and relaxed a bit and got organized before the staging started. For staging we turned in the last of our paperwork, reviewed the Peace Corps policies, expectations, etc, and talked about our own fears and all.
We have to leave at 2 am for our flight, so I am going to go pack and get ready for bed, but just so everyone knows I am safely in, still very excited to go, and will be in the Dominican Republic tomorrow!!!
:D How exciting! I'm glad to hear things so far are going great. Keep updating ok? And give us all the juicy details: the good, the bad, and the ugly! I want to hear it ALL!
ReplyDeleteglad to hear you met someone on the flight over. sounds like me and jennifer. we met in the guatemala city airport on the way to costa rica ;)
ReplyDeletehope you had a safe flight, Alanna and look forward to hearing from you when you're in the DR :D