Thursday, 7Dec06
Highlights: Medan
Rather than risk missing the one flight to Medan per day, I took an early shuttle to the Padang airport (1 ½ hour drive) and camped out in the Batavia airlines office with my laptop, organizing all the videos & pictures from yesterday.
Bad weather crept in & sure enough- my flight was delayed 3 hours. =/ oh well. Still beats a 20 hour bus-ride!
Once here in Medan, things have gone fairly smooth. The cab driver from the airport was bubbling with pride over his 24 year old son, who has held down a job at Carrefour grocery store for 2 years now. He speaks a bit of English! Having a job is a big deal here, and the subject of great pride for this father. Finishing college is out of reach for this man’s son, who did manage to study 1 year. These are the folks I love to help. Very friendly.
Highlights: Medan
Rather than risk missing the one flight to Medan per day, I took an early shuttle to the Padang airport (1 ½ hour drive) and camped out in the Batavia airlines office with my laptop, organizing all the videos & pictures from yesterday.
Bad weather crept in & sure enough- my flight was delayed 3 hours. =/ oh well. Still beats a 20 hour bus-ride!
Once here in Medan, things have gone fairly smooth. The cab driver from the airport was bubbling with pride over his 24 year old son, who has held down a job at Carrefour grocery store for 2 years now. He speaks a bit of English! Having a job is a big deal here, and the subject of great pride for this father. Finishing college is out of reach for this man’s son, who did manage to study 1 year. These are the folks I love to help. Very friendly.
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