From Airport to Airport to Airport...

Today was travel day!
But now I'm exhausted. Everyone remembers the best moments of their life, whether its a dance or a money exchanging experience. Well today I had my best international flight, ever. I had an aisle seat, in the back of the plane, with no one else in my row. I got to lay down, which hurt, so I just spread my stuff all over and made myself comfortable on top of it and made all the other passengers/crew jealous. The only problem was, once again I slept through dinner and I was starving and counting the hours till breakfast. And when it finally came, I was greatly disappointed by the 3 grapes, and 2 pieces of mango.

Heathrow was fine, nothing too exciting happened there. Just a lot of people from everywhere which was at times fun to watch, until they noticed me staring : / One thing that I now know, is that I regret not bringing my nice brown sneakers. My bright yellow running shoes really make me stick out in a group of Europeans. Also forgetting that the EU is actually not a single country is probably not helping as well.

So once again going to Düsseldorf no one was in my row. Which was good because I was either asleep or gawking at the snow below. I knew there was going to be snow, but it didn't hit me until I saw it and later felt it. Well after I landed, I decided to go exploring on my own. After finding where to go, I checked in my luggage to be watched as I jumped on the "S11" line to downtown. I just walked onto this thing, didn't have a ticket. I still don't know if that was right or not. I even transfered to other lines and went through stations. And still never needed a ticket. I finally got to officially test my snow boots in snow. And I can now say that they work and keep my feet warm. But I decided not to wear my gloves so I could take pictures instead. Bad idea. Because my hands don't work below 0 degrees C, my pictures aren't that great. Well above is a little bit of where I went while waiting for Toby to arrive.

I think it's time for dinner in the airport. I thinking sauerkraut, sausages and pretzels. yuuummmmmm

From Katy to Fulshear to Düsseldorf in 3 Days

This is my first official post on my new blog site. Thanks to everyone who will be checking up on me periodically. Please feel free to comment on any posting. I have unlocked it so anyone can comment without logging into blogspot or google. Also, it a goal of mine that all of you reading this will begin to pick up some Russian words or phrases, so I will periodically include Russian words, how to say it in English and finally a translation. For example, Привет-Privyet-Hello.

First off, I would like to especially thank Lara Speights for telling me to set this up, it sounded like a great idea...and my mother greatly appreciates the idea of constant updates. The postings might be slow at first but I'm guessing I will find a posting rhythm which will please everyone once I'm settled in Moscow

As many of you know, my family has decided to move from Katy to Fulshear (which is about 20 minutes west of here) into a neighborhood called Weston Lakes. So although this is my first post to my newly formed blog, it is also my last post from where I have called home for the past 10 years.

Well, I was originally supposed to fly out Wednesday morning, and yes that was this morning, but the Russian visas for the students in my program did not properly come through. Therefore, I don't arrive in Moscow until the 8th of February. This sad postponement has led to other great opportunities. Now that I have my passport back in my possession with an approved Russian visa, I can be on my way to Europe. The change of plans has given me a chance to visit my good friend Toby in Maastricht, which is in the southern most tip of The Netherlands. I'm very excited that I will get to spend a good week with him starting this Sunday. I fly into Düsseldorf at 3pm Sunday. I've never been there before, but if the city is anywhere as cool as its name, I'll be a happy camper.

Sorry if this first post was a little bit chaotic, I don't have a feel yet on how to write a blog in a coherent manner.

Until next time,
До свидания! Do svidaniya! (The formal way of saying Good bye!)