The past week has been a blur with school ending, Christmas in between both of the kids’ birthdays, packing, spending several hours talking to customer service about all sorts of unexpected issues (Apple, UMR health insurance, VRBO, PayPal, etc.), repacking, and trying to check off all the things on our lists!
Today was jam-packed with getting typhoid shots, dropping off the cats, emptying out the fridge, doing laundry, and last-minute packing. I had the kids write down some of their thoughts before falling asleep tonight. We leave the house at 3:30am tomorrow morning, fly to Miami and have a 6.5 hour layover, and then fly to Cartagena, Colombia.
Jonas: I’m feeling tired as Mom walked in at 21:33 and told me to make this, so I’m feeling like getting up at 03:30 is going to be hard, and the plane rides are going to be long. When we get there, it is going to be bedtime at about 22:00 in Colombia and then being baptized by fire with New Year’s Eve the next day. But overall, I’m looking forward to the trip and want to sleep now. The thing I’m going to like most is the street food (P.S. we have to filter ALL the water), and I will miss the people I left in Colorado (maybe excluding some of my homies-haha). Now I’m going to get about 4 hours of shut eye on my last night in Colorado.
Johanna: Today was hard dropping off the kitties, and I am very tired and miss my kitties very much. I really enjoy my comforts at home in Denver, Colorado, and I don’t want to uproot my life, traveling from place to place. Tomorrow is going to brutal, because we are waking up early, flying for the entire day, and unpacking in our new place. I’m also going to miss my friends a lot, but thankfully, technology can help me keep in touch and learn about what’s happened back at home. I look forward to trying the new foods, seeing amazing landmarks that I only read about in books, and experience the new culture that South America and Asia have to offer. Luckily, my grandparents have helped tremendously with getting everything out of the fridge, cleaning, and much more. I’m not going to get a lot of sleep tonight and am preparing myself for the trip ahead.
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