Day 1: Traveling (Will)

Jan 4 – Jan 5, 2017

January 4 was technically the first day of the trip, since we met up for the flight at around 11:20 PM out of Tijuana. Everyone crossed over the border through the US checkpoint on January 5, approximately an hour after everyone arrived, and we began to wait for our plane. We were flying with the airline Volaris. After we boarded, the primary objective for many of us was sleep, but due to multiple factors this wasn’t a possibility that was well-attained. Fortunately, the flight was only a few hours, and once we landed in Guadalajara, everyone felt better that a portion of the travel was over. After landing we all got something to eat, since it was morning time, and waited for our flight to Guatemala City, since we had a three hour layover. This flight however was delayed by an hour, after we got on the plane, so we landed in Guatemala City that much later than anticipated. We met our driver, and were off to Copan. The drive was supposed to be four hours, but it ended up being seven due to traffic, and miscalculation. Regardless, once we arrived at Copan, the relief of standing up outweighed the length of the trip. After getting dinner, which to everyone’s delight (and possibly surprise), was very good and of substantial portions, we went to our hotels to sleep. Even though everyone expected these two days to be filled with travel and possibly boredom, the excitement of what was to come was really with everyone.