Tuesday, May 8, 2012

From Seattle to Dubai, and then...

Here we are, after a very enjoyable flight from SLC to Seattle, awaiting boarding our first ever international flight together! We've been thinking for a couple months now that the trip to Dubai from Seattle would be going west, skirting the Himalaya, and landing us in the Middle East after only 14 hours. Well, one only needs look at a map and can tell that isn't the truth. We looked up flight routes the other day and Kyle found map on a press release when Emirates Air first opened the Seattle-Dubai route.


In other words... We're flying NORTH! Right over the arctic, the polar bears, Santa Clause, the north pole, Mother Russia, etc. etc. etc. Oh and Canada too. We'll make sure to take some good snap shots of the Kremlin and the caribou as we go.

Then we've got three hours to stretch our legs, walk around Dubai (meaning the airport - we're not allowed to leave because of Katrina's illustrious past record), and possible base jump off that building Tom Cruise almost died on in MI 4. Then... HYDERABAD.

To say the least, we're pretty stoked. Last night we received priesthood blessings from Kyle's Grandfather, and were reminded so beautifully of the real reason we're going - to learn, to love the people, and to do what good we can. Kyle received some emails back from some of the people he'll be researching with and things seem to be falling into place there. We've also had some good ideas from HELP's partners on the type of work they'll be wanting. Katrina's trying to decide now where to put her energies.

So with little more ado, the next post will be from India!


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