I sit on my twin sized bed, in my bedroom for the next 2 ½ months,
writing this. My 1st day in Argentina was an amazing combination of
things- excitement, fear, wonder, hunger, curiosity & more. My roommate here,
Juliana, and her dog Cairo are very nice. We just got back from walking around
the neighborhood, grabbing some ice cream (my personal fav) and stopping by a
park so Cairo could play with his friends (yes, her dog has a play group). It
was the perfect way to end my first day here.
I am tired from the
overnight flight (didn’t sleep much) and, I think, from the work of finishing
my classes in the US early and packing everything. Getting here was a
challenge- my flight from Raleigh, NC to Atlanta almost got diverted to
Augusta, which would’ve meant missing my connecting flight to Buenos Aires.
After some prayer and the weather finally calming down, we were allowed to land
in Atlanta. And before that, at the Raleigh airport, I found out that I forgot
to bring a copy of my receipt for Argentina’s reciprocity (entry) fee, which I
needed to board my flight. Major oops. It’s at home on the end table next to
the couch. I didn’t have it with me but could visualize exactly where it was.
Thankfully, the airline guy at the front desk was having a good day and decided
to take me back to their office to see if I could look it up on the government’s
website and reprint it, which thankfully I could. Otherwise I would've had to push my flight back nby a day. My first travel drama was
averted! I
learned (remembered) that God is watching over me this trip and giving me grace for all my adventures.
