January 1, 2007

Monday, January 01, 2007

By Jeremy Schut

The day has finally come.  Today marked the beginning of our journey to South Africa.  Some arrived at Calvin, while others met the group at the Detroit airport.  Getting our luggage checked in and receiving our tickets posed no problems and we were soon ready to leave.  We had plenty of time to kill at the Detroit airport and it was spent eating dinner, walking through the terminal and riding the tram from one end to the other.  Also, while waiting to take off, the fun of learning names and getting to know others in the group began.  After having a quick group meeting and snapping a few group photos we were boarding our flight on schedule to Heathrow airport in London.  The plane ride was spent watching in-flight movies, eating a few meals and most importantly, trying to sleep off the festivities from the previous night, New Years Eve.  Despite some early morning turbulence it was a smooth flight and most were able to get some sleep. 

(0) Comments • Permalink
Page 1 of 1 pages