DAY 1 - SUNDAY, 12/09/2018
TODAY, MY DESTINATION IS TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, THEN FLYING OUT
TO HOUSTON, TX FOR SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA OF S.AMERICA.
NOTE THAT, THIS WAS NOT A SIMPLE BOOK A FLIGHT OR "BE
ON MY WAY" TO THE AIRPORTS. THE PROCESS WAS TIME, TRAVEL, DEADLINE
PREPARATION FOR HEALTH SHOTS, PASSPORT IDENTIFICATION, INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE
AND HOUR INPUT BY COODINATORS OF HERITAGE UNIVERSITY AND NAVAJO TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY WHERE I ATTEND AS STUDENT. FINANCE CAME OUT MY OWN POCKET FOR
PASSPORT, INSURANCE, MEALS, AND CHECKLIST ITEMS FOR TRAVEL AND OTHER UNKNOWN
EXPENSE AS I ENCOUNTER MY DAYS TO REACH MY OBJECTIVE AND GOALS FOR THE
DAY. FOR EXAMPLE, AS A WOMEN I HAVE PERSONAL CONDITIONS SO I MAY NEED
PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL HYGIENES TO ACCOMODATE MY NEED DEMANDS. MY WANT
DEMANDS ARE NEGOTIABLE, AND PRIORITIZING AT THIS POINT BECOMES UNNEGOTIABLE
WHEN SUPPORT IS VERY POSITIVE.
MY TRAVEL TIME WAS FROM 430 AM TO 630 AM OWN USE
TRANSPORTION THEN FLIGHT TIME WAS FROM 7:00 AM "ISH" TO 3:38 PM WHICH
LANDED IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA.
HERE, IN COSTA RICA AIRPORT I HAD TO GO THROUGH IMIGRATION
AND SHOW MY PASSPORT AND INDICATED TIME OF STAY TO REGION WHICH IS DEC. 9 TO
DEC. 21, 2018. SO HERE MY PASSPORT WAS STAMP, NEXT COLLECTED MY LUGGAGE
AND THEN PROCEED TO EXCHANGE US DOLLARS FOR COLONS INSIDE THE AIRPORT. I
SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A PHONE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUT TIME WAS LIMITED BEFORE OUR
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, SCOTT WALTERS SHOWED UP TO CARPOOL US TO THE AEROPUERTO HOTEL
IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA.
ON OUR ARRIVAL, SCOTT DIRECTED US CORDIALLY TO
OUR ROOMS. THIS WAS VERY IMPRESSIVELY ORGANIZED. THIS AMAZED ME,
EVENTUALLY, I COMPLIMENTED SCOTT, "GOOD JOB",
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