Un Día en Miami

After a two hour flight from Indianapolis to Miami, a 9 hour layover, and a 2 hour flight to Santiago, I've finally arrived in the Dominican Republic! During our 9 hour layover in Miami, my two friends and I were determined to take advantage of our time in Florida, so we got a taxi and spent the day on the beach. Out of the three girls going I was the only one that had a roller suitcase with me as a carry on, so just imagine me struggling to roll it across a heavily sandy beach. Not even in the DR yet, I also managed to get unfortunately sunburnt (sorry mom). I have what looks like a red mustache because of the way the sun hit my face when I covered my eyes with the bill of my baseball cap. I'm just thrilled to meet my host family looking like a lobstered idiot. I was looking forward to greeting them with A Taste of Indiana chocolate covered pretzels as well, which I mindlessly had in my carry on while on the beach and are now beyond melted and unrecognizable:

All mishaps aside, both of my flights went very smoothly, and I am so happy to be here. After staying the night in Hotel Platino in Santiago, we will have a CIEE orientation tomorrow morning and get a chance to meet our host families!