Hi everyone! It has been quite the trip so far. On Sunday we were supposed to leave the country at 5:30pm on a flight to Quito, Ecuador. Unfortunately our flight out of Kansas City was so delayed we missed our connection in Atlanta. We ran to our connecting gate when we landed but we ended up missing our flight by 10 minutes...10 MINUTES! They told us that holding planes is not their company policy. It was quite a disappointment because we were told by a Delta attendant that they would hold the plane. Talk about a frustrating travel experience, I've never had this happen to me before! After we realized we would not be catching our flight to Quito on Sunday, we stood in line at the Delta counter for three hours trying to get on another flight. Needless to say, we were not impressed with Delta's customer service. They told us the soonest we could get on a flight was Tuesday evening at 5:30pm.
So, we spent a couple of days in Atlanta! I have to admit, Atlanta was more of a culture shock than I expected. Monday we went to an area called The Underground which was interesting. It is an old underground structure that was turned into a shopping area. We did not stay there for too long. We eventually made our way to the Buckhead Mall. Talk about faaaaancy! We had lunch and walked around for a bit there.
After our excursions in the city, we decided to spend the evening at the Atlanta Braves game! The stadium was beautiful and the weather was perfect for a baseball game. We all had hotdogs, cokes and funnel cakes to enjoy during the game. We did not stay for the whole game, but the Braves were winning when we left!
Tuesday morning we spent time at our hotel before our flight. We worked on preparing materials for the schools. It was very uneventful.
We are excited to head to Quito! We cannot wait to me our teachers, students and host families. We are sad our trip is cut a couple days short, but we are looking forward to making the best of the situation.
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