DFW > LEJ (Dallas to Leipzig)

The airport- almost everyone has had some kind of memorable experience at an airport, especially an international one. I'm not sure if it's because half of the people you come across have been awake since 4am, or because airports make everyone a little nervous and being nervous can cause you to behave unusually. A trip to the airport is always an adventure My mom dropped two of my friends and I off to meet our classmates at the DFW airport at 9am on May 22. We would arrive in Leipzig on May 23 at 2:30 pm after a total of 22 hours and 30 minutes of traveling. Not many of us knew each other before we met at the airport, we had all met at various study abroad meetings but we hadn't had meaningful conversations so in the mix of saying goodbye to loved ones and trying to navigate an international airport we were also trying to get to know the people we would be sharing very close quarters with for the next seven weeks.





Dinner on the plane to Amsterdam!

Boarding the plane to Berlin! (smiling because it's our last flight)

 Welcome to Germany!

Just a bus ride away from Leipzig... and sleep
After an incredibly long and exhausting day, we made it to Berlin. What I learned from this trip is that my group of 18 college students and 4 professors work very well under pressure. Everyone was worn out and sore from the hours of flying but everyone put on their happy face and worked hard to make the trip bearable. I am proud to be part of this team of students. It's going to be a good trip 😃

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