When the FYCE team got stranded in a small airport in Peru because our flight was cancelled --see previous post on this-- everyone put their thinking caps and sprung into action.
Half the team waited for our luggage, while others ran to get in line to speak to a representative. Our Spanish and negotiating skills were put to the test. They gave us the option of flying out of another nearby airport in the morning which involved taking an 8hr drive at night, or waiting two days to get another flight to the international airport in Lima.
While a few of us stayed at the desk speaking to the rep, others went to get transportation details. Also, others stayed behind looking out for our luggage and went back and forth with our passports.
We went with the option of going to the other small airport. We spent the entire night traveling in a mini van and arrived to the airport at 5am (15 hrs later). After all this work we found our 6:30 am flight to be cancelled. Again our team sprang into action to figure things out. Some went in line at check in, others went to the ticket station, others looked out after our laggage and we went back and forth sharing information as it was provided to us.
After being persistent and speaking to four representatives we were able to get on a flight to Lima at 9am. Our flight was delayed an hour after we boarded but in the end, together, we were able to figure out a way to make it to Lima. Although many of us were nervous and wanted to cry at the thought of being away from our loved ones longer and being late to our responsibilities back home, we put our best foot forward and were again resilient in this situation.
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