The trip is about to officially begin! We just flew into Philly for our 5 hour layover where I enjoyed an authentic mediocre cheese steak and pat and lauren munched on granola bars.

Our gate is actually hopping because of this nameless bar that is awkwardly placed in the waiting area of gate A11. Seriously, they are playing funky town off of a DVD player in a Bar that Lauren Day and I are convinced came straight from the skymall catalog(see Image). There is no way this little operation is in any way commissioned by the airport, but they have a deal on white Russians so they may be getting my business.

We are all still talking about this trip as if it is months away but in less that 11 hours we will have to negotiate our was to our hostel with zero knowledge of Portuguese. Wish us luck!