Los Angeles

We are now in Los Angeles! Our flights were uneventful except for almost missing our connecting flight in Vancouver due to US Customs only having one agent working at the desk. As the "final boarding" announcement was echoing over the intercom, we were running down the concourse to the gate. We all made it, so no worries. We're now at La Quinta hotel right near LAX airport. We will be having supper at 7 pm and then we have the evening to relax until we need to leave for the airport at around 11:30 pm. Our flight from LA to San Jose leaves at 2:20 am so we'll be pretty tired when we arrive. 

Ready to Depart

All present and accounted for! Everybody is at the airport and is checked in. We've given the students some time to shop in the airport before going through security. Everyone is pretty excited. Today will be a day of "hurrying to wait," which is kind of the nature of international travel. Everyone is in good spirits and it is good to see students starting to make connections with each other. 

A word about communication...comments are now working. At the end of each blog posting there is a comments link which will open a pop-up window. If you want to leave comments for your son/daughter, feel free and I will pass them along. If you want to leave a more private note, you can send me an email and I will pass that along as well. Send emails to jantzen.scott@gmail.com.

I'll try to get some photos posted later today.