The Flight Home

Tuesday: Fall classes at the University of Guanajuato started yesterday, so I was really thankful that Tio Jesus was able to reschedule his class and take me to the airport today. We went to Leon in the morning so he could drop off some documents at the state office for human rights. On our way there, I was looking outside the car window and I saw a picture of a California friend I know. The picture is pretty well-known, for anyone who swam on the Laguna Creek Gators. It's a picture of Jason VanHuuksloot swimming butterfly. Oh, if only I had time to stop...I could have taken a picture!! Jason's picture was blown up as an advertisement outside of a swimming complex, and it was a pleasant surprise to see him there! haha! I always wondered who the people in the advertisements were- I can only assume that a large portion of the pictures are taken from the internet...



After Tio Jesus took care of business, we stopped by a hospital to say hello to one of his old friends who is terminally ill and left for the airport shortly after.



I was ready to go home at this point. I had been with the other Americans, talking about what we wanted to do back in the States. The majority of my classmates had left on Saturday, so I kind of felt alone without them...and very eager to return to California. I went to the airport a little early because of this, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to try and get on an earlier flight. Luckily, I was on standby for a flight 2 hours before mine! One of the stragglers (a classmate) was on the flight, so we talked a little bit before boarding.



I went from Leon to Dallas, where I breezed through Customs. My phone battery was dead (*ahem* Mom. Dad.) so I sat by an electrical outlet for an hour or two, calling people and texting. I was so happy to be back on American soil- and all of the Texans I talked to were friendly (some of them had lovely accents too). I had a 4 hour layover, which gave me enough time to reflect on my trip- I will admit, I felt like I was ready to go back to Mexico again!

I boarded my Sacramento-bound plane, and before I knew it, my trip was over. I cannot believe I was in Mexico for 40 days, nor that I was taking classes there! I was really excited to see my family- they were all so happy to see me too (and Spencer has grown so much)!