Howdy All!
As I'm sitting here watching "Into the Woods" (finally) and enjoying an ice cold Heineken, I decided now was the time to do a recap of how my day has gone. I can officially say I'm in the air and on my way to Prague! This morning my parents, Aunt Patricia, and Uncle Tom dropped me off at the airport. After getting through security, I met up with Hailey, another girl on the trip. We saw part of the group and Dr. Frazier before they boarded their flight. Hailey and I agreed that the less layovers the better! After making our way back to our gate, we managed to pick out a guy on our trip. His jeans and boots made him stick out like a sore thumb. When we asked him to join us, we found another girl on the trip was on our flight. John, Hailey, Lauren and I survived the first leg of the trip from DFW to JFK in New York. At JFK, we met up outside of the landing dock and decided alcohol and food were the two main priorities. There wasn't a clear decision on which one was more important. Haha. After missing the first bus to our terminal, the HBIC (head b*tch in charge) directed us (not so nicely) to the next bus. We we're definitely not in Texas anymore. People of New York aren't near as friendly as back home. We enjoyed dinner and a couple of drinks at an airport restaurant, but my $7 grilled cheese wasn't nearly as tasty as I wanted it to be, so I decided alcohol was a better investment. (Sorry, Mom). After a five hour layover and just as many drinks, Hailey, Lauren and I decided to see if we could get seats next to each other for the flight to Prague. John wasn't in our section so HE CAN'T SIT WITH US. Thankfully, the man at the help desk was super friendly and managed to get us all three in the same row. We're right in the middle of the plane, close to the bathrooms, overlooking the wings, and enjoying out in-flight entertainment. The flight attendants are bringing around dinner so I'm going to finish my beer and this movie and then see how comfortable I can get to sleep on this plane. Local time in Prague is nearly 4 AM so that calls for bed time. Next stop, PRAGUE! XOXO -C
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With our flight across the big pond approaching, I just wanted to take a second from packing and write about how I'm currently feeling. I'm a little ball of excitement that keeps having nightmares about leaving her passport somewhere inconvenient. I can't believe that in less than two days I'll be on my way for an adventure of a lifetime. I'll start my trip in Dallas, make a pit stop in New York, then after a long flight, I'll be in the Czech Republic!
Here's a run down of what I'll be doing:
So, why Prague and Edinburgh? The Czech Republic is full of cultural, agricultural, historical, political, economic, communication and religious nuances that represent Central Europe. I have fallen in love with all things European since I started learning about other cultures in grade school. I am most excited to leave American soil for the first time and truly divulge in another place. After touring some of the most incredible historical sights of Europe, I will hop on a plane and travel to Scotland to stay with a host family and learn all there is to know about cattle shows in the UK. I will have the privilege to help prepare their cattle for two separate shows. I will be attending the Royal Highland Show in Scotland that basically a mix between the Fort Worth Stock Show and a county fair with competitions like sheep shearing and livestock shows. Apparently, it's such a big deal that even the Queen shows up for the Tour of Champions on the last day of the show. I am slightly nervous about the language barrier and just being that far away from home for the first time. I'll be traveling and living with complete strangers from Tarleton in Prague, living with more complete strangers in Scotland, and taking a weekend trip across Europe with my best friend. The last part makes my mother a nervous wreck even when we stay in the good ol' U.S. of A. (sorry mom! we'll try to behave. maybe.) After wrapping up at the Royal Highland Show, I'll catch an early plane from Edinburg, have a short layover in Amsterdam and arrive back in the States. I can't wait to see where all this adventure will take me. XOXO -C |
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