I wake up to Julie saying "Wake up I'm excited!" It had been about 4 years since we had seen each other last. Julie ran out to Starbucks for breakfast while Korina and I woke up. We walk to the end of her street where there is a private beach club and the Atlantic Ocean on the other side. This was Korina's first time in the Atlantic so it was kind of a big moment! There is a warning sign before entering the beach about Manowars on the beach. We walk down to the water to see the beach covered in blue bubble like jellyfish call manowar. What is the plural of that...Menofwar? Anyway, we walk up and down a beautiful beach and then Julie steps on a manowar. POP! It scared all of us, but nothing happened. We then get in the car and Julie takes us out to eat in South Beach at this cute little outdoor restaurant. Food was delish! Oh man, the people watching was great! We walk down the mall area a few streets to meet Michael, Julie's boyfriend, who was working a close by. We saw Versace's mansion that took up an entire block. He was shot on his front steps a few years ago. After that we go pick up Nyasia at her friends house and head to the grocery store for dinner and some last minute things for our trip. We go home and go to the pool for a bit. Korina and Nyasia were the only ones who went it. Water was sooo cold! No, thanks. I had such a nice visit with Julie that I think we will stop there over night every time we go to Haiti.
Our plan was for Julie to drop us off at the airport before she had to study since she worked early in the morning. We cram all our stuff back in the car and cram Korina in as well. We get to the airport, hug and send Julie on her way. We go the IBC counter to see if it is open. It's not so we have to get luggage carts to lug around until they open in the morning. The night before Dr. Sarah J Preston Hesler(she has a lot of names) had missed her flight so she was going to be on ours, but wouldn't be in for a few hours. There was only a very small portion of the airport that we were allowed to be in since we did not have boarding passes and international flights was in a completely different area. We ate at Sbarro's which was so nasty we gave it back. We go back down the escalator to the IBC counter and park all our stuff around the corner. We made ourselves a little nook and blocked ourselves in with our carts. We charge our phone, camera and computer and touch base with the fams. A few minutes later, Sarah shows up and we all hug. We are all exhausted, smelly and just meeting each other for the first time. She is an amazing person with a great sense of humor and it is obvious we are going to get along great! We call Des once we are all together and have a quick meeting via cell phone. Des tells us the latest news about the birth center, Last minute things she wants us to know about Haiti and wishes us an amazing and wonderful trip. She has got to be a great boss to work for. Korina and Sarah stay up chatting and working on their computers and I layout my sleeping bag. I put my headphones in, eye mask on and get my sleep on sometime around 1am.
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