We are leaving the 18th of December and getting home January 3rd (hopefully).
We are driving 18 hours to Brownsville Texas and getting a hotel room for one night then the next morning before the sun rises we are going to be at the border. Jason advised us not to drive at night which we are trying to avoid. Everything depends on the border and if we get a 'green light' or not. So pray that we get a 'green light' that way we don't have to sit at customs for over 5 hours! It is a 13 hour drive through Mexico. The whole drive is along the gulf the entire time. Awesome or what?!
While we are there we will be helping with the village not quite sure what we will be doing but some of the things on our agenda are: painting a neighboring school house, going to some pyramids, and one of the days we are there we are going to have a fun day for all the kids. Wish us luck because there is over 100! We are thinking more towards the lines of a ceili/runaround/games/rowdiness. Not really all that energy but it is sort of inevitable seeing how many children there are who probably don't speak English.We are collecting school supplies from around the village for the children there. We are also bringing large amounts of candy to give to them.
We are staying in a concrete block room that was a kitchen that they are fixing it to where we can stay there. My idea is like camping during the winter, or something like that. One of the things that she said was that with the laundry situation it is a contraption somehow operated by a bike that you use to agitate the laundry. Hopefully while we are there we can get a lot of pictures while we are there so I'll give you a visual.
I can't wait! I'm going to have so much fun just in the van with Dassi and Elena. We will be cooped up for 2 days so who knows what craziness and fun we are going to have. This whole thing is a huge adventure. I've never been to another country, and never been so long away from home.
I'll keep you updated...... Samantha Jane
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