July 6, 2009 from Youth Commissioner Wesley Manning
Today was “Take Off “day. We left from Atlanta and came to Frankfurt. Leaving the family was surprising easier than I expected. There wasn’t much like mushy stuff, just hit in the arm and a semi-long hug. Then there was the plane ride. It was so long!
Wesley Mannings
I watched movies, TV shows, played games, read books, slept and even did a little journaling. And I still had spare time between activities. The plane food was sort of good. But it reminded me of a microwaved dinner. And the breakfast that they served was a biscuit with an egg substitute and a banana.
When we got off the plane we all shuffled through the airport to get our bags and catch our train. But when we got to the train we discovered that we had to wait 2 hours before the next one would come. So we went adventuring through the train station looking for food to eat and get our bearings. But even with all of this I still felt like I wasn’t out of the country. I just felt as if I was at the train station with the Youth Commission.
On the train ride to the hotel I made a friend with this guy that I sat by on the train. I learned that he lived in Munich and that he works in Frankfurt. He was a pretty nice guy.
It was until later in the day when we were walking down the street to the hotel and that students were looking at us in a different manner. Like we were strange foreigners (even though we are). After we got settled in the hotel and freshened up we all left and went across the street for dinner at a tavern. Though I wasn’t able to drink a nice, refreshing, cold beer I drank some delicious apple juice. The people there were very nice and friendly. It was a pleasant experience with good food and conversation.
After dinner with the group we (Amanda, Prachi, Neiger, and myself) split off of the group and went browsing through the stores and corner stores. At H&M I got a pair of pink shorts and a purple button-up shirt. All for 20 Euro! They were having a great sale that I couldn’t pass up. Later, I went to a special store and got a couple lighters for my collection. They were awesome!
Later, after coming in with the lighters, I passed out on my bed and had the best sleep that I’ve had in a very long time. The group had been looking for me and I was up in my room knocked out.
But all in all I had a good day today. I know that we won’t get another day like this where we can just go around and do whatever we want. I’ll remember today out of all the others if nothing else.
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