I am grateful for having traveled Europe with my family last May, as it prepared me well for this expedition. After getting to the hotel and dropping my bags at the door around 1pm, all I wanted to do was take a nap, but I knew this wasn’t right. Instead I went out to the lobby and started mingling with the group. This is a very diverse group, and though everyone can tell that we’re Americans, I believe we have been a polite respectful group thus far, and I hope we continue to do so.