Friday, August 14, 2009

Torreon International Airport

Once we have boarded the plane and are airborne the pilot comes on and says that the Torreon airport is staying open in order for us to land, but otherwise they would be closed. We filled out our customs forms on this flight which was only in Spanish there were no English copies available. It was a smooth flight and only about an hour and twenty minutes. When we got to the airport we had to walk from the tarmac into the airport and then a 25 foot baggage claim circle went around with all our luggage. We were the last ones to leave the airport and we had the most stuff, it was ridiculous! There was a huge crowd of people waiting for people, but by the time we were ready to send our bags through there seemed to be no one left waiting. We theorized about getting a hotel or taking a taxi to the school and worst case scenarios, but then we saw three sweet ladies who were there to pick us up! They came in a suburban and a jeep which we packed full with our luggage and bodies. They dropped us off at casa a & b and told us that we had a meeting on Monday at 10 am, but nothing we had to do before then. We all ended up staying in one house together instead of the two houses. We didn’t go to bed until 2 am and then all had an awful time sleeping because the beds were hard, the fans were loud, the noises were too much, we thought someone was sneaking in, the dogs outside, etc.

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