The day had finally arrived. As we gathered together early in the morning at the airport we ran into our first hurdle, delayed flights. With one of our crew members flights delayed until noon we were forced to split into two groups with the latter waiting for our nearly stranded comrade. The first of us braved the 3 hour drive narrowly avoiding death(slight exaggeration) to be welcomed to Casa De Sion with a warm meal.
After taking some time to gather ourselves we began the task of unpacking and organizing our medical supplies, we seperated creams, pills, bandages and adult diapers(which we may end up using ourselves if we are faced with the dreaded traveler's diarrhea). Completing this we left to explore the area, stopping periodically so Michael could pet local dogs, and visit the local tienda for the necessary supplies of cookies while the other team members arrived to unpack their supplies.
Arriving back at the orphanage we were able to have time before another delicious meal and our team meeting. With one day down we can only hope the other days go so smoothly as we prepare for the start of our clinic.
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