Dirty Philly

Seemings as we weren't going to be able to get to Italy until Monday, the next flight with 22 available seats, we tried to find somewhere to sleep for the night, which is nearly impossible at 1 in the morning. And to top it all off, the US Open was going on that very weekend so there were no rooms available practically anywhere it Philadelphia. By some miracle, we found a hotel in New Jersey that would take us so we all hopped in taxis for the twenty minute drive. All was fine and dandy, or so it seemed, until the chaperone in my taxi got a text from one of the students saying they got in an accident. As much as we were hoping this was a joke, it was far from. One of the taxis without a chaperone had been hit by another car in an intersection. One girl hit her head rather hard on the divider between the front and back seats, and another one cut her chin.

Once all of the chaperoned vehicles found out that there had been an accident, one was sent to help and make sure everyone was ok. With the cops and the taxi driver going at it, the four girls and teacher sat awkwardly, waiting to find out what to do. The cop was willing to take them to the emergency room, but after a fiasco with the driver, sped off without a word. The girls had no choice but to get back into the cab to get to the emergency room. When they arrived after what seemed like an eternity, they were struck by the sheer condition of the Philadelphia ER. There were homeless people apparently trying to take up a new home and beyond disgusting bathrooms with feces on the toilet seat. Needless to say, they were dying to get out of there. After waiting three hours for some glue for the cut chin, the exhausted group made their way to the hotel in yet another taxi.

With less than three hours of sleep, we make our way to the airport once again, but this time in completely safe vans instead of taxis. The only problem is that we don't have any tickets and really don't know if we will be heading back home today or hopefully to Rome.