Dia de viajar

Hola!

Welcome to the 2012 PT blog in the Dominican Republic!

DISCLAIMER this blog will be posted in English with Spanish spell check, aka no spell check so we apologize in advance for any spelling errors.

Our first day was an ENTIRE day of travel, starting with meeting at the airport at 415 am! We made a stop in Miami, for a short 6 hours...naturally we did lap after lap around the entire airport as any good PT student would. Then in order to hydrate and prepare for our spanish immersion, we ordered mojitos and margaritas! One thing Jess learned on her flight from MPLS to Miami was that Camelbacks, a type of waterbottle, increases in pressure with increased altitude so much so that when opened a steady stream of water will flow straight up hitting the roof of the plane and getting all those around you wet, not a good way to make friends on a flight.

Finally we were in route to our final destination of Santiago, Dominican Republic. The airport was quaint, with only 4 terminals. We breezed through customs and stepped outside to feel the Dominican heat wave! In order to travel to our place of residence, ILAC, we had to wait for a bus which was running a little late due to a political demonstration causing a traffic jam. The DR currently is in the process of electing a new president and the country will vote at the end of May. We immediately exposed to the Dominican surroundings and wonderful driving ettiquite. Upon arrival at ILAC we were graciously provided with a late night snack after nearly 15 hours of travel, consisting of lunch meat and awesome pineapple. Lastly we were educated on 1 night survival tips at ILAC and we were off to bed...so we thought. First, we had to combat learning how to manage mosquito netting, a vital aspect to survival here. We were all exhausted and settled in to our new home rather quickly.

Stay  tuned for future updates from others on the trip! Thank you for reading and following our adventure.

Jess W, Andrea G, Katie L.