Day 1: Arrive in Mexico!

The trip started early, as our flight was at 6 am Saturday morning! Luckily the cost of the trip covered a night stay at the airport hotel Friday night so we could get a few hours of sleep. I got about 2-3 hours of sleep and we were off to the airport around 3 am. Surprisingly, I wasn't actually too tired. I think I was just too excited to get to Mexico! When we got off the plane, our bags were all together, perfectly aligned and waiting for us! The flight went smoothly and we landed in Mexico City in the afternoon. We then had to get about a 2 hour bus ride to Cuernevaca. It was very interesting as the bus drove through Mexico City then up the mountains, where Cuernevaca is located. The day we arrived there was actually a rain storm. It was the first time they saw rain in about 6 months!! When we arrived at the center we were staying, CCIDD, the power was out. (The building shown in the photo is the CCIDD complex, and that is the front door). That was no problem though because they were well prepared with flashlights and candles. CCIDD also had an oil stove, and a delicious meal was ready for us when we arrived at 6:00 pm: bean and cheese buritto's with an amazingly spicy salsa and fresh fruit! :) After dinner we were given a short introduction and welcome to CCIDD, and had the chance to meet the amazing staff we worked with all week. By this time we were all exhusted from a days worth of travelling on basically no sleep. We were all then assigned rooms. Each room had single beds and a washroom with a shower, so we were well taken care of! I also had 2 great roomates, Julianna and Amy. Luckily I had brought a flashlight with me so we were able to find our way to our room. Unfortunately though we could not shower because the power was out, and I was too tired to shower the morning we left....so I was feeling quite grundgey, haha! We ended up going to bed that night at about 9 pm!! I can't remember the last time I went to bed that early! Having just finished exams that week sleep was limited so that night we all got an awesome sleep as we did not have to be up until 8 am! :) It was well needed to prepare for the upcoming week.