This is Frankie, updating you from LAX. It is 9:20pm local time, which is 1:20pm on Tuesday, 1/25 Taipei time. We are waiting for our connecting flight to Houston. It is now free time for the kids, their favorite time thus far. For me as well...because free time means rest time for Rebecca and myself.
To summarize, we left Taoyuan airport smoothly without too much trouble. The boarding process was easy enough because Rebecca had everything under control and we didn't lose anybody. I ended up sitting away from the kids because one of the seats was away and Rebecca wanted all the kids to be together.
When we landed in LA, things got interesting. My favorite number is now 18 and my favorite thing to do is counting. Do we have 18 kids, are there 18 pieces of luggage, and are there 18 piles of stuff...where is that 18th child running around with the green polo shirt? Ahahaha!
Through immigration, Rebecca took the kids with Taiwanese passports while I took Angela and William with US passport. We went through fairly quickly, trying to avoid the mean looking immigration officers. We then proceeded to carousel number 1 for our luggage. We personally picked up 19 suitcases. William and Angela were really helpful! I also had my workout for the day!
After that, I went to switch places with Rebecca and waited for the remaining kids to come through. We all met up by the our luggage, and proceeded to custom and then moving onto connecting flight.
We had to walk outside the airport to domestic connecting flight because I needed to have my boarding pass printed out. The evening air of LA was exactly the way I remembered it...crisp, fresh, and full of nostalgia. The temperature was perfect for a breezy after-dinner walk...
We went through security point again, and the most exciting part was when we had the front seat to a security drill. I was quite excited, and so were the kids. We stared in awe as the guards told random passengers to freeze. That was cool~ I told the kids we were going to be on TV~ hahaha!
We will be boarding our flight in about 2 hours. Now, the kids are relaxing and roaming around the airport. Their laughter soothes me because I know that they're enjoying themselves. Listening to them chatting away relaxes me because I know this will an experience they will remember.
All right, this is Frankie, updating from LAX on January 24th, day 1 of the Mayan adventure!
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