**I don't have internet access in my flat so I'll be posting a few days after I actually write the updates. This post is from my first night. More to come!**
Top Three Travel Highlights:
1) While waiting for my flight in Chicago, I heard “JOijooxolkj josdijh ojvoj z joij l LEDBETTER joijshoih njjjowj z joije” called out over the loud speaker. The odd part is that that is the second time in my life I’ve heard garbled foreign language, my name and then more garbled foreign language in an airport. Luckily they just needed to check my passport again to make sure I wasn’t a Russian spy and then sent me on my way.
2) As we began our approach into Warsaw, the airline captain made the following announcement: “This is your capitain. The weather in Warsaw is…good.” Awesome. Upon exiting the aircraft, I realized that me and the ol’ capitain had very different opinions of what constitutes “good” weather.
3) I look pretty threatening, right? Well the Polish Military thinks so! It must have been the bright yellow sweater and pink scarf in the sea of depressing black that clued them in to the fact that I was armed and dangerous. They pulled me to the side at the security checkpoint and demanded to search my carry-on. I forgot that I had a water bottle that was half full. OOPS. Polish Military Dude handed me the bottle and said “TRINK!” and I smiled and said, in my sweetest Southern voice, “Oh – I can just throw it away” to which he replied, “You. TRINK.” So I trinked. Trust me – you wouldn’t have argued with this guy either! I handed the bottle back to him and said “All done!”…not so much. He shook the bottle, making the five drops that were left splash together, handed it back to me and said “TRINK!”. He then proceeded to pull everything out of my carry-on, repeatedly asking “Vat iz these?”. Wow – the Polish really know how to make a girl feel welcome!
So now it’s 9:45pm on Thursday and I’m laying in my bed after 24+ hours of travel. By “bed” I mean I’m laying on the couch in the living room which is technically the third bedroom and since I got here last, I got last dibs. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! One roommate, Katy from Texas, is sleeping and the other one is MIA. Right now I’m missing my comfortable bed in my comfortable house…but tomorrow is another day!
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2 comments:
Oh My!! Well maybe you can TRINK your troubles away. :-) Hang in there and keep us posted!
Indeed. Trink some pilsner for us! Colors are banned in ex-soviet bloc states! You're not missing anything here. It's butt cold and everyone is all bummed about the economy. Take care and have fun!
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