The plane flights were better than expected. Of course, I’m writing this before my adventure of trying to find and ride a bus in Germany and figuring out where I am without speaking a word of German. Oh, to be linguistically talented. If I were back at Seattle U doing Orientation, I would ask my small group to share the skill or talent they wish they had the most. Mine would be the ability to quickly learn and retain languages.
In the Boise airport, I was able to board the plane without issue. Miraculously I bought my ticket before they changed the international baggage rules so I was not charged for checking two bags. As my parents and I said our goodbyes, we saw a Mormon family saying goodbye to a missionary. I silently thanked God that I will have access to Skype and am free to call my friends and family whenever I’d like. My mom and I cried as we hugged and before I could put myself completely back together, the security guard handed me a tissue.
I flew from Boise to Minneapolis and had to rush in the airport to my next flight to Amsterdam. When I arrived at the gate (of course it was on the other side of the airport) they were doing the final boarding call for my flight. I am thankful that I didn’t have to sit and wait during a long layover since I’m on this plane for seven and a half hours. During my long walk, I got to talk to my best friend Larkin. Neither of us cried during this phone call which is amazing and only resulted because I had not yet read the gift she gave me. I also got to chat with Kyle who was distressed because he had just finished his Basic Exam. This exam decides if he can continue pursuing a PhD or if he is going to be kicked out of grad school. This made my conversation with Kyle even more difficult because I knew he had so much on his mind and the last thing I wanted to do was say goodbye. However, life moves whether we like it or not and we did what we must.
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