Today has been simply unbelievable. Because I'm tired, I probably won't do it justice. It may be better to explain how incredible it has been to you all in person, but for tonight, you get a tired Jill typing...
I met the Sentinel crew right at the airport as our flights landed within about half an hour of each other. We headed to the hotel and soon realized traffic is CRAZY. I know it's a city but it was especially busy because the World Series was starting about that time.
After checking into the hotel (no problems, yay), we stopped by our rooms. I met one of the Sentinel instructors back downstairs as we were going to meet one of my second cousins who also happens to be her daughter's best friend. She lives around here. Small world, isn't it!? We stopped at a grocery store (culture shock -- it's actually a huge warehouse) to buy supplies for Sentinel's presentation and then headed back to her apartment. We got a tour, talked to her fiance and started walking to AT&T stadium to take in some World Series madness. She lives about TWO blocks away from the stadium!
What we saw I cannot begin to explain. Partying. Music. Chanting. It's everything I thought it would be and more. In fact, my hotel where I'm at right now is about two miles from the stadium and I can still hear people celebrating the win!
After taking a walk around the stadium, we ate dinner at a wonderful pizza place near the stadium. The pizza was amazing! It tasted even better because I hadn't had a meal since I ate the bagel and drank coffee this morning. The airline snacks just didn't cut it, and I was starving.
I just got back to the hotel, and it's 9:30 p.m. here. But my body is telling me it's 12:30 a.m. and time to go to bed. I'll try to upload some pictures before I hit the bed. Stay tuned...I'm hoping to reflect more on this special day tomorrow. It has been incredible here.
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