First Morning Reflections

This morning, I am thankful for the fact that I slept well last night. Of course, sleeping medicine helps a lot. That was nice to wake up naturally to birds singing, cars driving around outside, and sunlight streaming through the open window. It gave me a solid hour to re-pack my bag from looking like "Holy crap here's everything on my list thrown into this bag!" to "Here's what I need on top."
I have always been an early riser as an adult. I think that comes from my dad, who would always tell us that the earlier we woke up, the more we could do in a day. Now I have gotten a chance to get my things organized, get my brain organized, and wake up slowly with the smell of fresh air from outside.
Yesterday was a trip! No, literally! They canceled our flight to Dallas, so we had to take a sudden 5 hour road trip from Wichita to Dallas, packed into the last rental van the airport had, with all our stuff piled on top of us! Somehow, we made it with about an hour to spare. Got our bags checked, got through security, and had just enough time to gobble down some snacks before getting on the plane. That was about when my anxiety spiked, but as usual, it dissolved as soon as the wheels on the plane were up and we were in the air. Somehow it's like I just know that whatever happens, will happen now, and there's nothing I can do but accept it and roll with it.
So far, I'm 1/1 on how to use the shower! (Although it did take me three trips to the bathroom to remember all my stuff), and 2/2 on brushing my teeth with a water bottle! I'm 1/2 on not throwing toilet paper into the toilet though. Oops! 😳 Guess my just-woke-up self is not quite fully acclimated yet.
It seems so strange to finally be here. Today we will get to tour Guatemala City a little bit, and start the beginning of our journey. Our professor is taking us on one of the museum tours, which has both an English and a Spanish tour. Guess which one she requested? It's looking like our Spanish learning begins today. Bring it on. I feel ready!