Flight took off from San Francisco way too early. Saying goodbye to family was tough, but I'm excited for what is to come.
Erik and I flew together to Philadelphia where we enjoyed two Philly Cheese Steaks for the airport's frigid charge of $19.50.
From there, we flew to Frankfurt where we conquered our first strikingly English-less experience with flying colors. Got passports stamped, found our bags, printed boarding passes, checked bags again, German security doesn't make you take your shoes off. Awesome. We took an airport bus to the tiny plane that flew us down to Friedrichshafen by 8am.
Figuring out transportation and timing once we arrived was tough, but we eventually made it to the train station and bought tickets to the main bus plaza in town. Bought a group day pass for the bus. Headed to the school to drop off extra bags, then back into town to try and find wifi and charge appliances (free wifi at the library, pretty nice).
Back to the airport by 1pm to pick up Steph. Perfect timing. Trains don't check tickets, so we walked on and were fine. Back to Bode with Steph's bags, then down the lake to Uberlingen where we had a room reserved at a hostel.
Walked around for awhile to find the hostel, got there, lots of young teens, checked in, five extra euros for a nice authentic dinner there. Attempted to use wifi somewhat successfully. Quick nighttime walk. Sleep. (for the first time in 24 hours for me since I couldn't sleep on the plane)
Up early for breakfast. Traditional breakfast is warm rolls with lunch meat and cheeses.
Took the bus with another all-day group pass to the local Walmart-like store called Kaulfland for basic supplies, then on to Bode by 11am. Unpacked at school. Met up with Lia and she and another girl from Colorado named Sarah came with Steph and I to Friedrichshafen to make use of our all-day bus pass.
Got ice cream and climbed to the top of a tower that overlooks the harbor. Everything is very pretty.
Back to school by six for check-in. Dinner. Introductions and rules. Bedtime.
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." -Ephesians 4:2
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