Thursday, July 19, 2007
Photo Gallery
Hey there,
Blogspot will let us put up some photos, but not many.
Check out our online web gallery:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jasonspencer100/Afghanistan
I'll be uploading to it as soon as I can.
- Jason
Blogspot will let us put up some photos, but not many.
Check out our online web gallery:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jasonspencer100/Afghanistan
I'll be uploading to it as soon as I can.
- Jason
More flying on Wednesday, 7/18
Hey Peeps,
When we landed in Amsterdam from Detroit we were going threw airport and saw people we knew in AMSTERDAM. We were on one of the moving sidewalks going towards our gate when going the way we came from the the SEC team going home from Poland. It was a very cool experience. We went to our gate, dropped everything off then went back to find them. We talked with them on how their trip was and how our trip was going to be. We then left them and went to a Rembrandt museum gallery that was setup in the airport, got to occupy your 4 hour layover somehow. Well anyway, we then got on our flight to Dubai. Daniel was right, once you get on the plane, you forget where you're from or even where you're going. You get this feeling of "Am I going to be on the plane for the rest of my life?" We then took a joke that Jordan gave us right before we left, "Cracker Barrel was good this morning!". At this point in our journey all of the days were running together and we couldn't remember what day it was and basically couldn't think in general. After arriving in Dubai, we then went through security to get into the airport and checked into the hotel. The hotel was the nicest that I had ever stayed in and for $150 a person per night, it better be. It had all granite floors and walls in the bathroom and a granite design as a walkway going into the room. Mark and stayed together in a room, Russ and Bob, and the Lindsay and Nichole in a room.In each room, there were 2 twin size mattresses, a couch, tv, and some armoir's - typical hotel stuff. But, let me tell you about these beds...They were the softest mattresses ever and they just felt good to lay down and sleep. We were in Dubai a total of 8 hours. There was supposed to be a 3am wake up call so that we could all meet in the lobby by 4. Well somehow, Lindsay and Nichole's wake up call was at 1:30 so they of course got up and went down to the lobby. They then quickly realized how early it was and then went back up stairs to sleep a little more. HAHAHAHA. Well, at 4am the real time to get up, lol, we prayed and then continued. When we checked in at the counter, Bob had some trouble with Ashena which was the airline going into Dubai. Our tickets for this airline were handwritten. We all had the tickets in hand, but they were only showing 5 in the system. But, the was quickly resolved and then we were on our way.
- Jason
When we landed in Amsterdam from Detroit we were going threw airport and saw people we knew in AMSTERDAM. We were on one of the moving sidewalks going towards our gate when going the way we came from the the SEC team going home from Poland. It was a very cool experience. We went to our gate, dropped everything off then went back to find them. We talked with them on how their trip was and how our trip was going to be. We then left them and went to a Rembrandt museum gallery that was setup in the airport, got to occupy your 4 hour layover somehow. Well anyway, we then got on our flight to Dubai. Daniel was right, once you get on the plane, you forget where you're from or even where you're going. You get this feeling of "Am I going to be on the plane for the rest of my life?" We then took a joke that Jordan gave us right before we left, "Cracker Barrel was good this morning!". At this point in our journey all of the days were running together and we couldn't remember what day it was and basically couldn't think in general. After arriving in Dubai, we then went through security to get into the airport and checked into the hotel. The hotel was the nicest that I had ever stayed in and for $150 a person per night, it better be. It had all granite floors and walls in the bathroom and a granite design as a walkway going into the room. Mark and stayed together in a room, Russ and Bob, and the Lindsay and Nichole in a room.In each room, there were 2 twin size mattresses, a couch, tv, and some armoir's - typical hotel stuff. But, let me tell you about these beds...They were the softest mattresses ever and they just felt good to lay down and sleep. We were in Dubai a total of 8 hours. There was supposed to be a 3am wake up call so that we could all meet in the lobby by 4. Well somehow, Lindsay and Nichole's wake up call was at 1:30 so they of course got up and went down to the lobby. They then quickly realized how early it was and then went back up stairs to sleep a little more. HAHAHAHA. Well, at 4am the real time to get up, lol, we prayed and then continued. When we checked in at the counter, Bob had some trouble with Ashena which was the airline going into Dubai. Our tickets for this airline were handwritten. We all had the tickets in hand, but they were only showing 5 in the system. But, the was quickly resolved and then we were on our way.
- Jason
And They're Off!
Howdy everybody, this is Rusty posting the first blog of the Afghanistan Vine trip. Now, I am only supposed to cover the events that transpired on Tuesday because our resposibility to the blog is separated into each day, I got Tuesday. This poses a slight problem because not only did very little happen on Tuesday, the day we left, but all the time changes either lengthened or shortened the time frame which I need to recount... it doesn't help that I didn't sleep the night before we left.
Well, on Tuesday, the 16th of July, all of our team arrived at the Louisville airport about 12:30 pm. We have six people on the team and thirteen check luggage between us all of which weight just under 50 lbs. We got those checked through just fine after a half hour bout with Bob discussing his ticket and passport problems with the check-in clerks. Apparently Bob's passport doesn't scan so instead of just using the computer to have his tickets printed out he had to have the clerks print out hard copies for him.
That wasn't too much trouble, just a lot of waiting.
We got to the airport at 12:30 because our flight left at 2:35 but after the tickets and security we arrived at the gate with a little more than 20 minutes to go. That flight went smoothly and then we landed in Detroit.
There we made our way to our connecting gate and waited or walk around until time to board. I slept most of the time because I was running on almost 30 hours of sleep deprivation.
We eventually boarded our flight, on Northwest Airlines, and took our seats, none of which were anywhere near each other. We think it was because we bought the tickets so late but it was fine. The flight was rather comfortable for a 7 hour flight, good movies, good service.
I'll end there for now and let Jason wrap up the flight and tell you all about Wednesday, I wouldn't want to spoil it for you or deny Jason the privilege of sharing the details of our excursion to Amsterdam. So that's all for now.
Well, on Tuesday, the 16th of July, all of our team arrived at the Louisville airport about 12:30 pm. We have six people on the team and thirteen check luggage between us all of which weight just under 50 lbs. We got those checked through just fine after a half hour bout with Bob discussing his ticket and passport problems with the check-in clerks. Apparently Bob's passport doesn't scan so instead of just using the computer to have his tickets printed out he had to have the clerks print out hard copies for him.
That wasn't too much trouble, just a lot of waiting.
We got to the airport at 12:30 because our flight left at 2:35 but after the tickets and security we arrived at the gate with a little more than 20 minutes to go. That flight went smoothly and then we landed in Detroit.
There we made our way to our connecting gate and waited or walk around until time to board. I slept most of the time because I was running on almost 30 hours of sleep deprivation.
We eventually boarded our flight, on Northwest Airlines, and took our seats, none of which were anywhere near each other. We think it was because we bought the tickets so late but it was fine. The flight was rather comfortable for a 7 hour flight, good movies, good service.
I'll end there for now and let Jason wrap up the flight and tell you all about Wednesday, I wouldn't want to spoil it for you or deny Jason the privilege of sharing the details of our excursion to Amsterdam. So that's all for now.
The Team Has Left
On Tuesday, July 17th, the team headed to Afghanistan. They should have arrived early this morning and will be able to start updating their trip soon.
Keep praying for travels, safety, and health. And keep praying for the work they will do there and that God will be setting things on their hearts. Pray for the relationships that are built.
Keep praying for travels, safety, and health. And keep praying for the work they will do there and that God will be setting things on their hearts. Pray for the relationships that are built.
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