I am currently sitting near my terminal at the Frankfurt Airport. I am happily situated so that there is a Beck's 1/2 liter beer (a small) to my right and I have a clear view of the rushing travelers-- a perfect people watching paradise. I just got off of my flight, and as per the expected German efficiency, we arrived 15 minutes early. I am lucky, however, that my connecting flight is in three hours because this airport is huge and the connecting terminal was on the opposite side. I had a nice flight; I was originally seated next to my travel buddy, Amanda but was requested to move due to a newlywed couple who had been separated. They clearly could not bare to be on the same plane but separated by a few seats for 10 whole hours. I understood their longings as I too one day hope to have that connection with another person. So, needless to say I agreed to move seats so that the lovebirds could sit next to each other.
This, to my torn dismay, put me in the middle seat of the middle row of the back of the airplane. Until I realized that I was sitting to a particularly talkative Hungarian. I was very relieved to have this gentleman to sit next to as we seemed to share many interests and music preferences. Thanks to my new friend, whom I later learned was named Gergely (pronounced closely to Gregory), this flight proved to be quite quick and easy. We conversed about work, travel, history and music. He had traveled to California for the first time on a business trip. Stanford had a conference for the study of hearing and he went; he's finishing up his residency in a year to become a doctor.
So here I am smiling from ear to ear about being in Europe. It is even more exciting because I do not know how long I will be here for... I hope to obtain my visa after the Italian International Trip with my friends. If I do so, I will not be returning for 5 months. Otherwise, my amount of time here is unknown. And you know what, I kind of like it that way.
My adventure is just beginning, and I have had so much fun already. I can't wait to find out what else is in store for me.
