On my way

19 May 2012.  6:09AM (Huntsville time).  1:11pm (Frankfurt).

So, Willkommen to Frankfurt, Germany. My first flight was an 8.5 hr flight from Atlanta to Frankfurt. On the plane, I sat between a quiet German man & an irritable (I think Spanish-speaking?) black woman. She and the poor flight attendants were very lost in translation.  It was my first flight & I'm a little nervous, so I just went with the flow, but the lack of sleep may be troublesome later.

The plane was well supplied with things to do. I had movies, tv and music on demand.

I pulled out some of my dusty German & I actually had one flight attendant addressing me in German, but that was based on my very limited # of words.  It has inspired me that I may try to brush up on my German when I get back. 

And here I wait in Frankfurt during over my 12.5 hr layover (that is not a miss-type). Oh, did I mention, I'm too early to get my boarding passes since I change airlines, there is a limited amount of places that I can go and not have to go thru passport check or completely out of the airport, no free internet, not much to do, oh and I don't have any euros.

But my long journey is already showing a great diversity of people & cultures.  I've heard many languages & seen lots of ethnicities.  Reminds me how small I really am in this giant world.