first day of a great adventure

Today the 22 of May began the long awaited day of the beginning of our summer. To most, summer begins like many others with a relaxing day and then off to work but for us summer started off with a an adventure. For many this alternative break trip is the first, for others its another life changing experience to put under their belt.

The day started off like any other trip would with an early rise and a rush to finish last minute packing. Everyone arrived and the trip started off with out a hitch. For the beginning of the trip it was all sunshine and berries with most falling asleep to pass the time. For the drivers it was an experience to stay focused and a sort of bond-forming with a few of the other participants. It wasn't until lunch time where all the participants were able to fully bond as a group and what better way to bond than to eat at Taco Bell, where all great things happen.

After lunch time (we ate to our hearts content) we all crawled back into the vans and watched the roads whizz by and most of us continued to sleep.
It wasn't until we hit near Columbus, Ohio that we hit the dreaded traffic. We did lose valuable time and had to take a detour but all was well afterwards. During the roads, those who weren't sleeping saw some pretty interesting things such as dead carcasses. To pass the time by we played card games and caught up on some reading.

Once we got back on track, we followed the roads through till we hit Indiana (12 hours later) and as we passed the sign we all shouted with glee. Partly because we had almost reached our destination and also because our butts were tired of getting a butt massage.

An hour later we arrived to the church where we are staying (Tabernacle Pres) and stared in awe at its beauty and vastness. The church has Gothic architecture built in the late 1920's (church established in 1851).

When we arrived to our assigned rooms, we felt relieved and astounded. The church really hooked us up and we were lucky to have our room. The room was a youth center that had various games and plenty of couches to lay on. It was really great and more than we could have hoped for. We are really grateful.

We played with the games and had lots of fun and we also ate pizza, which was really delicious. While eating we heard race cars running at a Fairground close by the church and we jokingly imagined us being at the Indy 500 having a blast.

Afterwards we got serious and had a debriefing of the plans and the schedule for tomorrow. With most things set, we settled off to blissful sleep, excited for the things to come.

Maria