Jamaica Mission Trip

This morning was an early one! We woke up at four, and even though we could have gone back to sleep, my sister and I just lay in bed until we were finally able to get started for the day. We met up with everyone at the airport, and finally, we were ready to start traveling. Once we got inside, we all split up to go find some breakfast (Sarah Wilemon and I got bagels at Einstein’s – yum!). After that, the girls all sat around and played cards until we boarded our flight. I fell asleep for the take-off, but once we were in the air, the flight attendants handed us our immigration cards. We might have spent an hour trying to fill those things out. Then those of us who had headphones watched Alvin and the Chipmunks, and those of us who didn’t just sat and looked at the screen. Once we finally in Jamaica, four hours later, we had to wait in the worst customs line I have ever lived through! The room was jam-packed, and it took FOREVER to get to the desks. We played games and talked to pass the time. Once we were finally through with that ordeal, we went and got some food at Burger King, and then we were on the last leg of our journey! It took three buses to fit all of us and our many bags of luggage. We found ourselves some Dramamine and fell asleep for as long as we could. I loved looking out the window of the bus and seeing all the people and animals and Jamaica. The only scenes I’ve seen like this are in movies! It’s pretty much a rain forest, with these adorable little houses and funny little goats popping out in the most unexpected places. But once I’d finished sight-seeing, I fell asleep again, and I didn’t wake up until someone shouted “We’re here!” All I could see of the Deaf Village were the lights in the windows sloping up the hill. We got into our rooms, ate some amazing pepper steak, and now we’re playing cards. After that, we’ll finally get to go to bed! Travel wears you down! It’s been a good travel day, despite that awful customs line, and we’ve had fun! I’m super excited for six more days of this!

Hannah McMullen