So today was my day to leave! Wow I kind of can’t believe that I am going home, and as sad
as it is to know that my adventure here is coming to an end, I don’t think it
will really hit me until I am home, and I do not think I could be more excited
to see my family, friends, and the States. I woke up early today, around 7:45, so I could make sure I
had everything packed, could eat something real quick, and get on the road to
try to see a little of Hamburg.
The packing process took a little longer than expected. I had to use my backpack in place of my
purse because my purse got a huge hole in it from the last trip. I was hoping it would not be a problem
and would just pass as my additional handluggage/briefcase. We had to do some work with it, even
put a rubberband around it, but in the end, I think things were pretty well
situated. It stinks saying bye to
Ann-ca again, but I know I will see her again, hopefully next summer. After our farewells, Andre and I loaded
up the car and hit the road. We
stopped for some chocolate and to get gas but then made our way to Hamburg,
talking, listening to music, and entertaining ourselves by talking with
Kamil. Andre and I were planning
to go and see at least a little of the city quickly, but we only had about an
hour til I wanted to be at the airport, and he was afraid we wouldn’t have
enough time with the traffic and everything. He turned around and when he headed to the airport, but
within a few minutes, I could tell he was not sure of where he was going. We drove around for a while, asked a
few people and then finally found the airport. It ended up being a good thing we did not go because I do
not think we would have had much of a chance to make it. We got my boarding passes and then
checked in my luggage. Once again,
my big suitcase was too heavy, so I tried to move some things around, and
luckily got it to an okay size again.
Then however, another lady came and said that we needed to check my hand
luggage, which I was thinking no big deal because my suitcase worked last time
and this should be fine as a “purse.”
Well, they actually made us use the checking container, and the wheels
went just over the edge. There was
no way we could do any shoving or anything without just breaking the wheels
off. I thought it wouldn’t be an
issue, but this lady was adamant that it would not work because it would be too
big and “in Hamburg we follow our policies strictly.” I was not too happy because I clearly had flown British Airways
to Sevilla with the same suitcase, so I don’t know why it would be any
different. Well I really did not
want to pay for an extra suitcase, and finally a lady from the gate came over
to talk with us and said that as long as I could squish my backpack, and
thought the suitcase would be fine, she’d let us go. THANK GOODNESS!
Then I had to say bye to Andre and go through security, then had a
little time to wait and read and then loaded the plane. It was an easy flight, about an hour
and a half, and we got to London.
The people on the left hand side apparently got to see some of the
Olympic views, but I was on the right, but it’s still cool to say that I was in
London during the Olympics. I had
to wait a while for my gate to show up in London, luckily I was there in plenty
of time, so I wrote and then watched some of the Olympics!!! Then shortly after I had to go through and they made me send one of my bags through but just didn't make me pay, so I was okay with that! Then I got on the plane and headed home!!!!! I cannot believe I am flying home to the United States! I would not have traded a moment in Europe, but I am excited to see everyone back home!!!!! First, I will get to see Dave, and I am so excited! What an exciting, challenging, blessed adventure this has been!!!! :)
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