(40,000 feet above the Atlantic) It’s finally here. Departure from the USA heading to our first stop in Frankfurt, Germany. Finally. The flight was delayed about 1:15 but the take off was smooth on a cool, clear New York night. With the tailwinds, we should still be in Frankfurt by 9:30 Saturday morning. The students are all tired but in great spirits.
Some have been up and traveling since before dawn…flying in from Washington, DC, Orlando, Kansas City, Greensboro, Raleigh and other places around the country. Everyone got here in plenty of time and got on the plane with no problems. Most of the luggage got on the plane with us. Only one student is without luggage as we head toward Germany (don’t worry, her parents know so if you haven’t heard from your daughter…it’s not her). She was delighted to find a toothbrush in the complimentary pack given to everyone on board the flight. She has already found other students her size and the clothes swap is ready to go. She is not worried at all…the kind of great attitude that will help make this study abroad a success.
If you are of a certain age you might remember the magic of airplane travel. If you’ve flown at all in the past few years you probably (with apologies to John Sebastian) no longer believe in magic. The cabin is crowded, the extra legroom for international coach travel disappeared years ago and, as I’ve characterized it before, trying to sleep turns us all into human origami. But after a wonderful airplane dinner—vegetable ravioli or chicken in some difficult to identify sauce—it’s time to catch a few hours sleep. Frankfurt will be here in just a few hours and it will be a long day. And getting to Germany to start this marvelous trip makes it all worthwhile. Next update from Germany.
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