Day 1: Flight & Landing

My parents brought me to JFK airport at the 3 hour before required time. Mom waited with me while dad parked. They both hugged me before I went through to the gate. I bought Daniel’s mom a NY mug and for him a bag of Dorito chips he had asked for.

My terminal is surprisingly barely populated by passeng

ers considering check-in time and that the flight was supposedly over booked. I ate my sandwich and watched a pigeon fly to my side and walk around looking for dropped food.

The flight didn’t feel as long as I expected it to and the food was much better than when I went to Israel. I kept the hair clips in my hair for the whole 10 hours so the volume should last at least the drive home. I’m at the back of the plane so I have a while to wait. I hope my luggage is there!

Got my case and found Daniel, we drove home in not time. When we got in his mother was already home and greeted us at the door. They showed me around their beautiful home and took me to the grocery. Daniel and I went to an electric store to get him a DVD p

layer while him mom made dinner. When we got back I set the table and we ate chili, it was great. My first meal in Germany and its exactly what I would’ve made if I was at home. I’ll have to make some when I get back.

After dinner I put away my clothes and Mrs. Wulff made the bed for me to take a

nap since I haven’t slept since Sunday. After my nap we went to a local castle were I took video and pictures. We walked around town for a few minutes and drove back for dinner. Daniel’s parents are very sweet, they’re always offering fo

od and asking if I want or need anything. I liked I’ve eaten so much. Turkey at the airport, chicken on the plane, then a muffin on the plane, chili when I got here and dinner with yogurt which tasted great. I feel so full as if I could hold from eating for days. It is hot here and will be getting hotter, good thing I brought shorts.

After my nap Mrs. Wulff brought me a coffee tray with a biscuit and sugar cubes. They bought my father and I slanted mugs so the coffee doesn’t spill. They have o

ur names on them and say Flut on the inside top so you know when the cup is full and Ebbe for empty, such like the Ebbe and Flut of the tides in the ocean.

They’ve said I’ll come back thin from eating healthy here and walking, but i feel so full I hope I don’t come back larger. Everything is a beautiful mixture of old and new world. Daniel has shown me homes 400 yo and steps 1000 yo. The buildings have the very German look I’ve seen in photos, but modern in that they’re well taken care of. We plan on going to the Netherlands, and Italy.

Tomorrow we’ll go to Frankfurt to exchange money and go to a zoo, maybe a museum as well. We might even go to IKEA which is funny to me since its originally European and its my favorite store back in the states. I have a feeling I’ll fill all my video tapes while here, so much to see.