You're Never Ready

After many hours of thinking.... I have concluded that you are never really ready for rotary. You just go and adapt. I must advise all future rotary students to pack at least a week in advance. If everyone must know I packed my suitcases at 2 am the morning I left. I don't encourage anyone to follow in my footsteps. I eneded up getting only 2 hours of sleep. The ride to Albany airport was short. The plane ride to Washington D.C was nothing becuase I slept the entire flight. I sat next to this kind Chinese man who was very interested in what I was doing and rotary. When I arrived to Washington D.C. I was near gate A5. I tried to pass the time by checking my flight, drinking some water, making a bracelet and eating. But that didn't last long. I found out in time that my flight was departing from gate D18. Let me tell you. The distance between gate A5 and D18 must be around 4.52 miles. I have to ride up maybe 5 escalators and then down 2. Take a underground subway train of sorts and then ride another vehicle thing. The remaining hours spent in gate D18 were horrible. Bored would be an understatement, I was completely drained of anything to entertain or distract myself. The flight from Washington D.C. to Mexico City was no better. I had nothing to do, and I couldn't figure out how much longer I had. Then there is always the problem of being unable to find your address and host family's number. Man it was a flight. The Mexican airport was interesting as well. I just followed the pictures for the most part. After getting through immigration and customs I met my host dad (Francisco). Apparently they had expected a day earlier... So the whole fmaily was at home celebrating my host brother (Paco) going away and my arrival. My host dad and I rode a bus the 2 hours to Puebla. It was a good oppurtunity to get to know just my host dad and ease into my spanish. When we arrived at the bus terminal in Puebla I met the rest of my family my host mom (Araceli), my host sister (Emma) and my other host brother (Beto). I was extremely exhausted by this point and I'm sure everyone else was too. However we all stayed up a hour or two and talked. I'm not sure if anyone understands what I'm saying and most of the time the only responses I give is "Esta bien" (It's okay) It's been an adventure and a half thus far. Ahhh.... Mexico.