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June 05, 2007
Safely in Xela
¡Hola! We made it safely after many hours of travel yesterday. Everything went smoothly. The road to Xela was windy and steep and Derrick was a little worried about the driver´s passing but I just didn´t watch the oncoming traffic. We arrived at 800 pm here nearly 20 hours of travel and waiting later. Our host family seems very kind and welcoming. We crashed in bed after a long day.
The only issue that came up on our trip was one of my eyes started bothering me in the plane. It was very sore by the time we went to bed due to my own aggitating it. Now it is a little swollen but feels much better after a night of rest. We may try to find drops but since it feels so much better maybe we´ll just see if it resolves on its own.
Some other good news! We checked the lisence website, after typing in my social security number nothing came up... then I put in my first name and at the very bottom of the list was my name!!! YAHOO.... i´m very pleased.
Today we woke up a bit early due to the time difference. We had a lovely breakfast and went out to walk around. The city is a little hard to describe, it reminds me of Migori or Narok (for my family) except it goes on for a much larger area. Derrick says it reminds him of Santa Cruz, but in the mountains. We´ve learned a little bit about what we´ll be doing and hopefully figure out more as we go.
We´re both happy to be here. Keep us in your prayers.
Blessings!
Rebekah (and Derrick)
Posted by Derrick at June 5, 2007 03:13 PM