I have, for the most part, gotten my stuff in order and had my class orientation a couple hours ago. First, a short summary of the plane rides over. (Pictures coming later because I need to retrieve a USB cable…)
Sacramento to Minneapolis: Went way before I needed to and bought a bagel and some orange juice a short distance from the terminal. The ride was pretty smooth and uneventful.
Minneapolis to Detroit: Earned $3 from a lottery scratcher I bought at the airport. Bought a newspaper (Star-Tribune) as well and read about the Garnett trade. Was delayed 30 minutes because of the previous flight coming in and a seat needing to be repaired. Took only 90 minutes or so.
Detroit to Düsseldorf: Had a Heinken on the plane and then listened a little bit to the music channels using the dinky headphones the airline provided. Channel 9 was what I’m calling the “dramatic music station” that played spy music and serious sounding orchestra recordings. Dinner was chicken and rice with a roll and a brownie. The movie was “Lucky You” (that hold-em film with Eric Bana and Robert Duvall), which I liked but probably would have enjoyed it more if there weren’t the sound of a jet engine and the poor quality of the headset. Breakfast was an egg patty sandwich with coffee or orange juice, strawberry-banana yogurt and a fruit cup.
I took a taxi and then got lost trying to find the dormitory unaware an email that got sent to me that had directions to the location. Some other students spotted me wandering around and then showed where it was. So, right now, I am in a computer lab a couple floors above my classroom, where I will likely be posting from the next few weeks (hopefully with pictures), and need to get eat lunch and then go on a bus tour of the city.