Peru: Day One!

Sorry that this is so late, I have been quite busy in this very laid back country. I have been writing everything down each night in a notebook, so that I won't forget by the time I get the chance to update the blog. So here I will begin the recount, as recorded on May 21. PERU, DAY ONE WOW! Back up- we are still in Minnesota . . So we all get to Jacob's house around 8 pm on Sunday evening, go into the basement and start dividing up the massive quantity of books, tee-shirts, and crafts into our bags. We are called from our labors to partake in a decadent feast put on by the Gambles comprised of delicious smoked BBQ ribs, potatoes, vegis and finished with New York cheese cake topped with peanut butter fudge. This is our last supper in America for a while. We conclude the night with some billiards. We awake the next morning to the smell of bacon and eggs. After eating a hearty birthday breaky for Jacob, we head off to the airport. Our adventure has now officially begun. We get dropped off and head through security. Waiting at our gate brings a couple of rounds of 500 to the table. Finally we board our very small plane headed to Houston, Texas. They didn't like running the A/C, so it was a sweltering ride squished in a claustrophobic environment. After a very long flight, we finally arrive in Houston. In Houston, we were struck with the Spanish influence. Everything had both Spanish and English. We had about a four hour layover- so we enjoyed some lunch at Chili's. We met up with Elijah here and we soon boarding the Boeing 767 that was going to take us to Peru! During our 6 and a half flight they served two meals, one was your choice of two microwaved meals- either pasta with "meatballs" or BBQ chicken. They were served with a dry dinner rolls, and a salad with Caesar dressing and a chocolate bar. The second meal was a soggy turkey sandwich, carrots, and a kit-kat bar. As the plane begins its descent, our excitement rose through the sky. Because the plane was VERY full, our carry on bags had to be put all over the plane in the overhead bins, so after finding them, we were just about the last ones off the plane. Right when we exited the plane we were hit with the fact that we were in Peru by the lady directing us into the Immigration lines, in full frenzied Spanish, and the airport sported Spanish only. Immagration consisted of a long line and a dude who stamped our passport. Well, that's all for now, I must go to bed. . . I will post the rest of Day one, and continue shortly. Gracias! Miguel.