Our Ride to the States

USA Bound

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March 17th 2007
Our taxi arrived at 2:30 a.m. and we made it to the airport by 3:20 after our driver made several stops. We made it through customs, paid our exit fees, and slowly made our way the gate. I uploaded everyone’s’ photos onto my laptop so Dad could make CDs and send them out to everyone. The plane left a little before 6 and I think we all took a nap. Our first stop was in Trinidad like last time, ... read more

South America » Guyana » Georgetown

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Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This e... ... read more