Danielle and I sat next to each other on the flight from Atlanta to Quito. This is her first trip to Ecuador, as well. She attends the University of Illinois and in her program of study she is required to study abroad. She\u0092ll be here for six months, in school for five of those, travelling as a tourist for the last month.<\/p>\n
During our delay, while the mechanic fixed a part on the engine, she had a conversation with me while texting someone. She said it was hard to say goodbye to everyone and sitting on the tarmac was just prolonging the process.<\/p>\n
We shared some of the same feelings: excitement, fear, curiosity. While we were standing in the immigration line, she actually ran into one of her classmates in the same program here for the same study abroad program. I lost sight of her after immigration, her official being faster than mine at processing her passport and other papers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Danielle and I sat next to each other on the flight from Atlanta to Quito. This is her first trip to Ecuador, as well. She attends the University of Illinois and in her program of study she is required to study abroad. She\u0092ll be here for six months, in school for five of those, travelling as a tourist for the<\/p>\n