Just curious if anyone has heard from their daughter since they arrived in Ecuador? No call from Jenna yet, so any news would be welcomed!
Even though I've been through this before, I forgot how nerve-wracking those first few weeks are ... wondering if everyone is safe and healthy, what the other girls and teachers are like, will everyone get along, how classes are going, does my daughter have everything she needs, is she remembering to take her anti-malarial medicine, etc, etc, etc.
I do know the girls are in great hands. Jenna loves Claire, Heather and Dawn (Cara is new this semester) as leaders, teachers and individuals. In her first email home last semester, Jenna said the teachers are "awesome and totally inspiring" and the news throughout the semester continued on that theme. I'm confident they will take wonderful care of our daughters and ensure all have an incredible experience. In the meantime, hang in there! Oh, and if you have any news, please share. :-)
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Galapagos Group Shot
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At the Equator
Handstand Lake Titicaca
Machu Picchu
Galapagos Sea Lion
Ecuador carnival
4 comments:
I talked with Claire on Sunday night. The group is doing great. They hope to get to town today so that the girls can call home. If not today, tomorrow. I know you want to hear from your daughters yourselves, so hopefully today.
Jennifer
Just heard from Phoebe...the group is in town..so I imagine the girls are calling right now!! It is @ 1:00 Mountain Time - for your reference...
When I finally learn how to post my own blog on this site...I would love to share my impressions of our time in Miami for those of you who were unable to be there....It was so reaffirming of Phoebe's choice to be on this trip!! More later!!
Enjoy the voices of your daughters TODAY!
My best to all of us as we journey through this experience "state side" together!
Nancy McGuire (Phoebe's Mom)
Yes, Sarah called today and it was
so great to hear her voice. She
said it's really fun and so far she hasn't gotten sick! Also the hacienda is "really, really beautiful"-built in the 1600s.
They are served both lunch and dinner at the hacienda. Had PE today and said it was hard to run due to the altitude, though they're all being told to drink lots of fluids. Sarah also told me that kids (local kids from the town, I think) were throwing water balloons as there's like a Mardi Gras going on. The mayor of this town lives here at the hacienda, though hasn't seen him yet. She's off to begin the 2 week adventure of settling in with the group and starting classes.
Patrice (Sarah's mom)
I heard from Jenna, too (!) and about the water balloons -- she had been hit twice. I bet they'll be buying some water balloons in the next few days. :-) Jenna said the hacienda runs through the equator and they have pictures with one foot in the northern hemisphere and one foot in the southern hemisphere. Jenna also said that it's pretty cold (but she's used to Seattle winters).
I hope each of you heard from your daughter!
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