Blackout in the sky

Our future home.  Some of you have heard us talk about the smog in Guatemala City - well, now you can see it!  Those are high rises in the distance. not very far from the school - almost obscured by smog.

So, we can’t do anything without a little drama - apparently even when Abigail and Emma are not around.  Our first flight was relatively uneventful, we had a tight connection due to deicing, but we made it without having to sprint through the Houston airport.  All was well.  An hour or so into our second flight Kenneth began to feel ill.  We were close to the front of the plane, so the flight attendant told him he could use the first class restroom.  I let him out, and was getting ready to sit back down when I saw a lot of movement in first class.  I look up to see what is going on, and there is Kenneth face down in the aisle with a bunch of people hovering over him.  Face down!

Praise God there was a physician sitting in first class who quickly took charge of the situation.  It appears that he passed out, they aren’t sure why - it could have been a combination of things.  But he is FINE now.  We got a brief upgrade to first class while Kenneth got an oxygen treatment, but were soon back in our normal seats and good to go.

We now understand why they call this town “Little America” as the house we are staying in is much more American than Guatemalan - we can even flush our toilet paper!  They are not all like that though, and we will be seeing a variety of houses in the next few days.  Each night we are having dinner with a different staff family, and then on Monday we are actually going to see some properties that may be available for us to rent when me move.

Today Ken is getting acquainted with the computer system, while Joy is interviewing some students.  We have also been able to sit down with the staff and really define our roles and jobs here at the school.  Tomorrow we are going to go look at cars and Ken will be working hard on computer stuff - Joy might go shopping???  We are trying to be flexible and work with the staff doing what they need and when they need it.

The weather is of course beautiful, and this blog was actually written sitting outside, listening to the chirping birds, and absorbing the warmth.