The Travel

Monday the 4th:

So today I set off around 8 o’clock with Dad to go to the train station. I had to go to London to catch my flight as it was by far the cheapest option. The travel was easy, It’s a direct train to London and I’m more than used to the tube system now. I’m not going to lie, the security section of the airports freak me out ever since going to Mellorca and having to almost strip down. Everything went without a hitch though, the flights were fast and one of them had roughly 15 minutes air time which almost didn’t seem worth it.

I took a taxi from the airport to the hotel, there I was greeted by Ilze by my full name which as strange as it sounds was a great touch towards feeling welcome from the very start. She showed me to my room, which I share with 9 other men in bunk beds. We range from age 19 to middle aged.  My tour was brief as dinner was ready when I arrived. I went into the main community room where I instantly met by Michael and Andy from the YWAM base back home. I am grateful to have familiar faces here but within hours that became an unnecessary luxury. There is such a sense of fellowship here I doubt I will ever be alone or in fact lonely. We stayed up till around 11 getting to know each other before going to bed. More people will show up tomorrow and I’m looking forward to meeting loads of new faces. It feels great to finally be here.