This year for the first time that I can recall, some of us decided to travel on Friday instead of Saturday, saving hundreds of dollars in airfare each. We planned to spend Friday night with the Sisters at El Carmelo in Domingo, then visit the capital and be back for the second group who were going to come on Saturday. I personally was interested in exploring the city more, expanding on my insightful experience at the shipwreck museum in the Colonial Zone.
That all came to a halt at 8:30 last night, which is when we four who were flying Delta this morning MSP-SDQ, started getting messages that the flight was delayed. My first thought was – “a couple more hours to sleep” which quickly turned into “we’re not going to make the connection.” By 10:15, we were booked on the same itinerary on Saturday. FYI, chatting with an agent, as opposed to waiting for a call back, worked well.
In the meantime, the “west coast group” – coming from California and Hawaii – did make it to SDQ this morning, met each other, and the driver. One is a first-time traveler, but a very experienced global traveler. Still, it caused some anxiety – at least in me.
And now, we’ll probably see the Saint Cloud group, who are traveling at the same time as us, but on American, at MSP tomorrow morning. Fun! We should arrive at SDQ a little before them.
Move over Steve of Cupertino, let’s meet San Giuseppe da Copertino
Kevin Driscoll, St. Ed’s Director of Social Justice, introduced me to Saint Joseph of Cupertino – the patron saint of air travelers! He is also known as the Embarrassing Saint and was given the nickname “gaper” by fellow students. (So, that pejorative term did not begin at Hyland!) He is the patron saint of air travelers because he could levitate! Am I the only one just learning about him now? Regardless, we briefly prayed for his help before getting online, and all four of us did get booked onto the Saturday flight.
Please ask a saint to intercede or pray for the travelers, the Sisters, the workers, and the girls. I feel like the Communion of Saints, or at least one, gave us a boost last night.
If this is your first time reading about camp, know that you can follow to get notified when we post a new (almost daily) blog.
Peace,
Ann
Campamento 2026 