Hola Pepsi Cola!

I made it part of the way! I am currently writing from a internet booth in Bogota, Colombia. Today has been a long travel day...but a great one! It seems like forever ago that I was driving up to DIA with my mama staring at that horrible scultpture they installed of the horse with the demon eyes....

Today started at about 10 till 5 when my dad woke me up. After a quick shower, some cinnamon Life cereal (mmm mmm goooooood) a quick pet to my kitty (no more out of pure fear that I would lose an eye) and saying goodbye to my dad, my mom and I were off! Once we got to DIA, the inevitable happened. NO MATTER WHAT, my suitcases are just programmed to be over 50 lbs. So after a little playing of the shuffle game, they finally deemed me worthy to leave Colorado. Then I had to say goodbye to my mama, which was awful..but really exciting because the next time I see her we will BOTH be in Chile. Cant wait for that!! After a quick coffee (Thanks Ashley for getting me hooked on coffee again) our flight finally boarded. The first flight went relatvily well, except for the MAJOR turbulence at the end. I swear- why call it the sunshine state if there are clouds 350 days out of the year. They should call Colorado the sunshine state. Oh wait, CO already has a nickname- "the closest thing to heaven." Oh well, worth a try.

I thought I would be bored to death in Florida with a 4 hour layover..but it turns out it took just about that lenght of time finding my connection/waiting in line. A man that noticed I was struggling MAJORLY with my suitcases offered his assistance. As we rode the bus, he told me all about his plans to open a Cicis Pizza franchise in Puerto Rico. He asked me if I had ever eaten there and I said yes, but the only thing I remember is the cinnamon rolls!! mmmmm those are good. Could probably go for one now.

Anyways, after finding my gate, a bite to eat, and a quick read of the new US weekly that further discusses the tragic story of the Bachelorette... I was sitting on a plane to Bogota. While on the plane, I listened to a Podcast of my favorite radio station from back home which caused me to laugh out loud...I think I made a few people on the plane use the phrase "crazy American girl." After that I read movie descriptions of James Bond, Marley and Me, and Duplicity in Spanish and then in English to test my comprehension. While exiting the plane I talked with a nice couple from Florida en route to visit their grandson. They are originally from New York, and then we talked about how sometime in my life I NEED to go see a Broadway play. Next, a man asked me if I had jacket because I was going to freeze when we went outside. I asked him how cold it was and he said 50 degrees. I said, literally, I go to school in a state where 10 degrees is considered a heat wave. He laughed.

Well the timer of this internet booth is slowly starting on the countdown to 0 so I must say goodbye for now...probably a good thing before I ramble on and cause all you readers to die of boredom.

Next update to come from Chile!!

Almost there.

Jennie O.