The First Day

Well, here I am! Colorado is beautiful. When I flew in yesterday, it was gray and cloudy, but today the sky is clear blue and I can see the snow capped Rocky's in the distance
The first day was a bit difficult for me. I flew in to the Denver airport, which is beautiful, and was picked up by Up with People staff. We were taken to a REC center to spend the day getting to know each other. I arrived at the REC at 11:30ish and was there until 8 that night when my host family picked me up. I feel like I already went through all the emotions I would expect to experience on this six month trip. I felt homesick, overwhelmed, excited, happy, awed, and finally started to feel more comfortable with the idea of doing the program.
People arrived throughout the day from all over the world. We have people from 26 different countries! My room mate is from Ethiopia, which is pretty sweet. My host family is taking us on a hike very soon, so I have to go. I haven't figured out how to upload more than one picture at a time... I"ll work on that.

Ciao!

-Marina