In America

Andrey and I made it to the D.C. area today. We had one of the best itineraries. We flew Korean Airlines. Cebu-Seoul-D.C. The flight out of Cebu left just before 2 a.m. It was just okay as it was a smaller plane and we both found it difficult to get any sleep. But that flight was only four hours. We had a 3 hour layover in Seoul, which has a very nice airport. The best part was the seating that was very conducive to sleep. Andrey worked on his computer and I took a nice, long nap.

Our long flight to D.C. was great. We slept on and off throughout and enjoyed good food and excellent service. Korean airlines is great. They fed us two nice meals. I chose the Korean option both times and loved it. We watched Slumdog Millionaire, which we really liked. It was probably one of the most enjoyable 15 hour flights we've ever taken. In my sleepy state, I recall hearing fussy babies and toddlers nearby and I thought about how tired I felt and wondered what it would be like to take a flight like this and have a child or two to care for. Oh dear. I guess I'm enjoying these days while I only have my own whiney needs to deal with.

Now we're at a friend's house. We'll be staying here tonight. We're going to Mexico early tomorrow morning to visit Dana & Andrew. We're meeting in Monterrey, where we'll stay in a hotel for a few nights before driving to Torreon. We'll be back in the D.C. area on Wednesday, where we'll be until we go back to Cebu on April 8th. We'll be attending the global prayer gathering before Andrey has a week's worth of work-related meetings. Then we get to spend a few days in a cabin in the woods with the Litton family. Their daughter is our god-daughter. We were quite close with them during our time in Thailand so we're really looking forward to spending some quality time together. We are so blessed with such great friends and so many fun things to look forward to on this trip and others.

For now, the goal is to stay awake until at least 9 this evening. The coffee is already wearing off so I'd better keep moving. Maybe a walk outside in the brisk air will help.