The Beginning

Today I will start blogging about my study abroad experience in Germany although it hasn’t officially started yet. You could say that it has, in a sense, given the fact that I’ve filled out paperwork and paid money, but I’m still in Pennsylvania, counting down the days until I’ll leave. Some background information about my “trip” might be, therefore, in order at this time so that anyone who deigns to read this exposition knows what I’m going on about.

I will leave on October 4, from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) at 11:31 AM and will arrive in Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) at 12:35 PM (if everything is in going according to plan, that is. Airports and airlines are notoriously running late, so I don’t expect much different from experience.) From ORD, I will leave at 3:25 PM and arrive in Frankfurt at 6:55 AM. The day will be October 5.

I’m excited about both my flights; I, of course, had to snoop around and see what position I have on the plane relative to aisles and windows, and luckily I have aisle seating from both BWI to ORD and from ORD to Frankfurt. That pleases me because I know that I will have to use the “facilities” more than once if I drink anything in flight. I’d hate to have to crawl over someone sitting beside me to do so. It’s not that I would mind letting someone crawl over me, but I don’t know how much someone would like to have me clambering over them while they might be trying to sleep or some such. It’s just a good thing that I have an aisle seat.

That’s about it for now. I’ll try to keep this updated periodically. For those of you that I know are reading, I’ll send out an email to let you know when I’ve posted something more.