Well, I have finally arrived at Spangdahlem, Germany. The flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco went very well. They even had a little dog park to the side of the terminal where I could take Blitz outside to take care of business. On the other hand, the flight to Frankfurt was miserable. When I first got on board I tried to put Blitz under the seat as required but there was a video box under all seats so of course he couldn't fit all the way so that meant I had very little leg room. Then to top it off I discovered that my seat was broken and could not recline. So when the guy in front of me put his chair back and I couldn't put mine back that meant I had very little space. So between that and the restricted leg room I was feeling very cramped and my legs and feet were hurting pretty badly by the end of the flight. Also because of this I got no sleep except a few minutes here and there so I was up for a total of 33 hours straight by the time I went to bed.
This morning I started checking in and getting paperwork done including an I.D. Only to find out that I'm not in the system yet and that it could take a couple of days. So that means I can't go to the base stores without my sponsor with me. I feel bad because it's taking so much of her time. I still have yet to go to my school yet but I will be going in tomorrow morning.
It's very beautiful here and my sponsor, Andee, will be taking me around the little villages outside the base to get an idea of what they're like so that I know when I start looking for an apartment/house to rent.
My temporary living apartment is just as big as my apt back in the states and is on the first floor with a very nice balcony and within walking distance to the school.
More to come soon. As soon as I can use the stores I can buy an adaptor to upload pictures so I will be posting some soon.
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