July 28, 2011

Departing Seattle

By Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity

by Ryan Trinidad

I don’t believe anyone truly knew what was in store in the next 24 hours. As we all arrived to SeaTac Airport (on July 24) energy was low, but I had a certain feeling of excitement. The last few times I’ve gone to the airport I was never the one who was leaving. But this time was different. This time I was going to Ghana.

Even the small things excited me. As we touched down in New York I didn’t know what to think. With intentions to one day live in New York I couldn’t stop smiling. With a six hour layover everyone got really creative to pass time. The number one option: sleep. As you can see Kayla found it easy to pull everyone’s luggage together and get comfortable. I love that girl!

Kayla Huddleston

Word of advice: don’t go to the Dunkin’ Donuts at JFK airport, their donuts are dry and the milk is $5.00. Just don’t do it.

Lesley Hammond passing time in the airport

(left to right) Ashley Lipford, Kayla Huddleston and Erica Lane (top) try to get some rest during the layover in New York City.

Anyways, one hour turned to two. While six hours passed, we finally boarded the plane that would take us to our destination. Next stop, GHANA…

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