I just arrived in Novosibirsk! Dad dropped me off at the airport around 3 on Thursday, I flew to JFK and sat around there forever and finally, left for Turkey at midnight. After a flight of over 9 hours, I arrived in Istanbul. The airport had no AC and, since women in black burkas tend to sweat a lot, the whole place reeked of B.O. After a three hour wait, I got on the plane to Russia. In Novosibirsk, I made it through customs, wandered around the airport, found Stephen, the assistant director of the camp, and went to a hotel. Total travel time: 27 hours (yuck!)
Now, I have a few hours to kill in the hotel, until the volunteer teachers will meet to explore the city. I spend the night here, and then we all head to the camp tomorrow morning. I'm excited to meet the kids, but not so excited about having my first taste of real Russian food!
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