We got up early and packed and cleaned the house. Then, Don Ismael, Henry, and Adrian showed up (one at a time) to see us off. My theory is that they weren't ready to say goodbye yet, so we sat around the house and they talked to each other about where the best places in town are to buy meat. But, eventually, we did load up and said bye to Adrian y Henry, but Don Ismael drove us to the airport.
We got checked in and through security, sin problema, and got on our plane after some good conversations in the airport lobby. The flight was bumpy a few times, but I read a bit and napped a bit. We got through customs and I got an American stamp in my passport (that makes two - maybe at this rate, I can get it filled up with stamps before it expires in, like, 5 years. All MX, CR, and US). We raced on the escalator sidewalks.
Basically, it was all really chill.
Until we left the airport.
Then it was crazy. Our plan was for Lauren to pick 2 or 3 of us up at Terminal E, and the others to go to where my car was parked. But Terminal E was under construction, and at least 100 people were being funneled to be picked up through a 3-car-length section of sidewalk. That isn't exaggeration. Since it was so crowded, we decided to leave 3 of us there together (since Lauren was close), and, at the direction of the police officer directing human traffic, the other 3 walked along the road (no sidewalks and 100 people) to where the buses were parked to take people to other terminals where the shuttles picked up to take people to the parking lot where the cars were.
So Alexis, Rachel, and I started walking, while Savannah, Rose, and Eliana kept waiting. We got to the bus and got on the second one. After a while, we got to Terminal C, where the shuttles were, and also where about 150 people were standing in a mobbish line waiting for the shuttles. We eventually got on a shuttle (the right one, too!) and got to my car. Whew. When we got on the shuttle, I checked in with Savannah, to see how far ahead of us they were. They had just gotten into Lauren's car because Terminal E was that bad.
We had a good and uneventful drive home, though with some really great conversation. We arrived at the choffice around the same time, prayed together, and that was the end of the Mexico Trip.
Now we need to do some debrief and some other debrief and some more debrief (fortunately, i have a texted list of my next steps).
Thank you so much for all your prayer! It makes a difference when people pray!
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