Ecuador July 28, 2012

Hello from Quito, I know, this message should be written from Miami or Charlotte- but the truth of the matter is we did not get on the flight in Quito. we were packed and ready at the Casablanca scheduled to get to the airport at about 10 for the 11:55pm flight. We arrived about 10:14 and said our goodbyes to the great intern group and the bus driver that we had connected with. Well while waiting in the line to get our tickets we were told that the flight was over booked- buy like 48 people and they wanted to shift us by a day. The deal - 5 star hotel, 3 meals, transportation, and re booked together on the same set of flights one day later and either $600 coupon for LAN airline or $300 on a credit card. We discussed it as leaders and with the students and decided to take the deal. The delay in the airport was a little hard as we struggled to find a way to communicate back home - the calling cards given us didn't help us use the phone. We are all safely at a very nice hotel. If you read this please pass the information on to other parents and family of the team. I will post the new arrival time as soon as I have it. Likely early afternoon on Sunday.i pray that this does not mess people up. while we are all very eager to get home and see family this seemed the right decision. Each student will be given an opportunity to call tomorrow. Peace, P Scott