Terry's Post
I finally made it down to Cuernavaca, Mexico to visit Pennie. My amazing church family provided a plane ticket so I could visit my beloved wife during her Autumn break. Thank you! The trip here was uneventful for the most part. I flew from Portland, Oregon to Houson, Texas and then flew to Mexico City, Mexico.
Pennie gave me thorough instructions on getting through customs and everything went smoothly. When I got through customs and went out into the main airport concourse I noticed that Pennie and her school friends weren't there. I figured they may have been delayed so I waited a while... And waited some more... I checked the signs and noticed that the flight number I was on wasn't showing up which was odd. After waiting about an hour I eventually found a place that sold phone cards for the local pay phones and managed to fumble my way through and get Pennie's cell phone. It turns out I was at gate E3 and she was at gate E2 with her friends still waiting for me.
We finally found each other; seeing Pennie after so many weeks without her was so incredible! I also got to meet two of her fellow students, Kendall and Stephanie. It was so nice of them to accompany Pennie to the airport and back, thank you!
After we got caught up we went to the bus station at the airport and had a nice bus ride to Cuernavaca. It was right under two hours and it was nice because Pennie and I got to sit together.
This is my first time in Mexico. The most obvious differences are the narrow streets lined with different shops, the chaotic driving, and the signs in a different language--definitely a huge change from Oregon. It's a lot more difficult not knowing the language than I expected. I'm used to being able to read things and speak to people. Here I just know a few phrases that barely get me by. Thank goodness for Pennie!
She's doing quite well and I'm constantly amazed by her bravery. I sure wouldn't go to another country alone to learn how to speak another language. I respect her for doing so when I now know firsthand how different it is from America.
This past week has gone by so quickly. I have enjoyed my time with Pennie tremendously. It will be extremely difficult to go back home without her.
We have a few more days together. I've been sick most of the time down here, I caught a cold or something from the airport so I haven't been able to explore as much of the city as I would have liked to. We have managed to visit some of the museums and tour some of the city though. I also got to eat at a really nice Italian restaurant called the Marco Polo. I had the best Fettucine Alfredo ever there--delicious!
Pennie's host family has been extremely nice and she has already explained to them how picky I am when it comes to food. So far I haven't had any grasshoppers so that's good. Most of the time the food is black beans, cheese, tortillas, and spices. They have some sort of green sauce they put on everything that I haven't managed to get the courage to try yet. I'm not the adventurous sort so I've been sticking to the basics--tortillas, cereal, etc. My stomach still hasn't adjusted either so I have to be very careful about what I eat. As silly as it sounds, I miss Taco Bell--haha!
This is the most time I've been able to spend with Pennie and it has been absolutely wonderful! She is so amazing--I look forward to spending the rest of my life with her.
Pennie gave me thorough instructions on getting through customs and everything went smoothly. When I got through customs and went out into the main airport concourse I noticed that Pennie and her school friends weren't there. I figured they may have been delayed so I waited a while... And waited some more... I checked the signs and noticed that the flight number I was on wasn't showing up which was odd. After waiting about an hour I eventually found a place that sold phone cards for the local pay phones and managed to fumble my way through and get Pennie's cell phone. It turns out I was at gate E3 and she was at gate E2 with her friends still waiting for me.
We finally found each other; seeing Pennie after so many weeks without her was so incredible! I also got to meet two of her fellow students, Kendall and Stephanie. It was so nice of them to accompany Pennie to the airport and back, thank you!
After we got caught up we went to the bus station at the airport and had a nice bus ride to Cuernavaca. It was right under two hours and it was nice because Pennie and I got to sit together.
This is my first time in Mexico. The most obvious differences are the narrow streets lined with different shops, the chaotic driving, and the signs in a different language--definitely a huge change from Oregon. It's a lot more difficult not knowing the language than I expected. I'm used to being able to read things and speak to people. Here I just know a few phrases that barely get me by. Thank goodness for Pennie!
She's doing quite well and I'm constantly amazed by her bravery. I sure wouldn't go to another country alone to learn how to speak another language. I respect her for doing so when I now know firsthand how different it is from America.
This past week has gone by so quickly. I have enjoyed my time with Pennie tremendously. It will be extremely difficult to go back home without her.
We have a few more days together. I've been sick most of the time down here, I caught a cold or something from the airport so I haven't been able to explore as much of the city as I would have liked to. We have managed to visit some of the museums and tour some of the city though. I also got to eat at a really nice Italian restaurant called the Marco Polo. I had the best Fettucine Alfredo ever there--delicious!
Pennie's host family has been extremely nice and she has already explained to them how picky I am when it comes to food. So far I haven't had any grasshoppers so that's good. Most of the time the food is black beans, cheese, tortillas, and spices. They have some sort of green sauce they put on everything that I haven't managed to get the courage to try yet. I'm not the adventurous sort so I've been sticking to the basics--tortillas, cereal, etc. My stomach still hasn't adjusted either so I have to be very careful about what I eat. As silly as it sounds, I miss Taco Bell--haha!
This is the most time I've been able to spend with Pennie and it has been absolutely wonderful! She is so amazing--I look forward to spending the rest of my life with her.
posted by Pennie | 5:06 PM
2 Comments:
Way to go, Terry! I'm sure your visit has been a bright spot for Pennie as she bravely makes her way thru these three months. I'm with you, I think she's very courageous and wonderful.
Glad you could have some time together.
Thanks! It was so great to be able to visit her. I miss her already. Can't wait until she comes back in December!
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