Settling in for me was settling into the seat of a Copa Airlines flight at 6 a.m. Most of the group never went to be the night before so we've all rolled into LAX sleep deprived and less then enthused to be carrying out man sized packs on our backs in the line for our boarding passes. But we're getting somewhere, and that's what is important. We look like a bit of a ragtag bunch as we get through security and onto our flight.
Although we've all gone to school together, we've yet to have that 'trip bonding' to really unite us as a team, but it's soon to come. I'm excited for the planes take off and to finally see what Asuncíon is like, and more importantly the Aché Village. The bugs are worrisome, and if any of our bags get lost in the shuffle of planes from Panama to Paraguay we're not in great shape. We've all packed in a few tents and cooking gear among the seven of us, and its necessary for the comfort and survival of our little troop. My worries are unnecessary though as we land safely in Paraguay after two luckily uneventful flights.
Our guide Mario or 'Super Mario' picks us up after we manage to make it through customs with all of our gear and a large box of solar panels. Its late, the streets are foreign and our van looks like it drove up out of the last Indiana Jones movie. The adventure has begun.
Although we've all gone to school together, we've yet to have that 'trip bonding' to really unite us as a team, but it's soon to come. I'm excited for the planes take off and to finally see what Asuncíon is like, and more importantly the Aché Village. The bugs are worrisome, and if any of our bags get lost in the shuffle of planes from Panama to Paraguay we're not in great shape. We've all packed in a few tents and cooking gear among the seven of us, and its necessary for the comfort and survival of our little troop. My worries are unnecessary though as we land safely in Paraguay after two luckily uneventful flights.
Our guide Mario or 'Super Mario' picks us up after we manage to make it through customs with all of our gear and a large box of solar panels. Its late, the streets are foreign and our van looks like it drove up out of the last Indiana Jones movie. The adventure has begun.
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