Travels to Bath

We made it! The group showed up at San Francisco on Friday afternoon and although there were some tears as families said good-bye, by the time we got on board, everyone was excited and happy. Here's some video as we waited to depart and then after we landed and waited for the tour-bus that would take us to Bath:



We got to Bath and met our host families at the student union. We arrived a little later than we anticipated (there were some problems at the airport), so the families were ready to take our students right home for dinner. Some nice cake went to waste! Though I took a few slices with me and it was surely very good!

Then this morning the whole group got together so we could take a brief, orienting walking tour of Bath. We met in front of Bath Abbey, the huge church by the old Roman baths. Here's some additional video:



As we walked around Bath, I chatted with all of our group and they all seem to be very pleased with the families who will be hosting them. That's good news, but to be expected.

Classes start tomorrow and we're all excited! More updates soon!