Hi everyone,
Sorry for my inaccusably slowness in posting another blog.. the following is the itinerary for our field trip through Germany:
Monday Jan 21: Arrival in at the Frankfurt International Airport in Germany. Drive to Trier. Orientation meeting. Dinner
-This was the first time I had EVER flown on a plane.. it was spectacular. I remember distinctly how happy, excited, and awestruck I was to finally be on my way to Europe! It was amazing to see Chicago from so high up.. and Lake Michigan was beautiful! I am sure Ryan (the student i sat next to) would tell you how funny I was being excited over what is menial to most people. lol.
After somewhat recovering from such an exciting experience, i then realized this was just the beginning! I was not even in Europe yet!
We arrived in Frankfurt at 5:45am, and we did not meet up with our group until 8, so i had a little bit of time to kill. I realized soon after arriving that my cell phone was not going to be working in Europe (it did not support the necessary frequency), so i went on a search for a computer with internet access. Kristian, another student, also went looking with me.... but we had no luck whatsoever. After wandering around the airport for a while, and realizing that we would not be getting internet access for a reasonable price, we started to head back to the group. Along the way though, we saw a guy sitting in a corner with his laptop... it turned out he was extremely kind and helpful (not to mention bi-lingual) and he let us use his computer to email our families :) It was a great adventure!
The bus ride to Trier was rather uneventful.. everyone was just very very tired, and hungry lol. After a 3 hour ride, we finally arrived in Trier. Since we could not check into our hostel yet for the evening, the first thing we did was go to the main part of the city to get something to eat. Looking back, it is quite comical... most of us have never travelled in our lives.. and the first thing we do is wander through an unknown German city to find a place to eat, haha. Our guides simply brought us to the main square, told us when to be back at the bus, and.. let us go. This was a quick lesson in paying attention to your surroundings, and remembering which way you came from.
So, we stayed at a hostel that night, and surprisingly, it was really quite comfortable.. 75% better than i imagined it being. Anyway, to wrap things up; that day felt like a week. I mean, the activities of that one day felt like i had experienced an entire week's worth of things.. and i enjoyed every moment of it.
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