Well...this morning is back to work. I did a 3.33 mile run with Megan (who surprisingly met me at the airport last night), which was a gentle start to 9 days of not running.
The ordeal to get home was nothing short of dramatic. We had relatively few problems getting to the airport, but my bag was not there. They told me it was in Newark. I was shocked (as sarcasm seethes through my teeth) when it was not there. Thankfully, I had already written off getting it back, so I will be filing a report with the airlines today. How much do you think 6 pairs of used running shoes is worth?
Our flight out of Port Au Prince was delayed almost four hours from a combination of bad weather, computer glitches, and who knows what else (maybe Haitian inefficiency?). I missed my connecting flight out of Newark not only because of this and because we booked it too early anyway. I am praying really hard they don't make a big stink about my flight time when I attempt to file a claim with either United Airlines or my travel insurance.
I also lost my iPad in the Port Au Prince airport. I don't know how it happened, but I am extremely happy that I put that on my travel insurance. I guess I knew that I couldn't quite make a week long trip without forgetting something.
Flights back to Indy were hard to come by to say the least, so I paid an astronomical amount of money to get a last minute plane ticket from Philly. I stayed the night with one of my teammates, who was a gracious hostess. I am forever indebted to my team for assisting me with hygiene products, when I needed cash for anything, and helping me to book my flight to Indy. Having 22 people on a team who were able to get along with virtually no problems and enjoyed spending time together was an amazing blessing. I don't know if that could ever happen again. I am happy to be back in the States, but I miss my team. :(
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