CUSO Challenge Day 1

Transitions are never easy.

We transferred to the Challenge hotel first thing this morning. 

Once settled in, we joined a few other early arrivals for an informal meet and greet. By noon, our lead guide Ruben, had arrived and the Challenge officially started.

We are now on someone else's agenda and following someone else's schedule. 

I am not used to having to watch the clock to determine when it's time to eat or being told where to eat. 

With 20 people, eating in a restaurant is a noisy affair making it hard to hear, difficult to follow conversations, and is generally exhausting for this introvert!

But with every transition, comes new possibilities. 

The new hotel is very nice. The meals we've had so far have been some of the best we've had. The information Ruben and Harry (our second guide) have provided has been helpful. The other participants in the group are interesting, friendly and easy to get along with.

We did have a few hours to ourselves this afternoon. Faith and I went to the local food market. It was an overly stimulating experience inside the market, so I didn't take any pictures. The street outside was just as full of life and colour with the addition of vehicular traffic. 

Tomorrow, we have an early start - earlier than we are used to, anyway. I'm off to bed.