Berlin: country zwei

Mom and I are in BERLIN! I'm checking as many countries as I can off of my list, but I'm lacking stamps in my passport (urgh).

So, today, I get off the plane and what do I do? Well, like any good American I head out of the gate area and to the baggage claim. NOT. One is supposed to pick up their bags before leaving their arrival gate area when at the Tegel airport in Berlin. Something I should have learned before flying alone from one foreign country to another, but if I look at the sunny side (gag!) , I can say that I have, yet, another adventure added to my list. I'll tell you about finding baggage claims in person...

We are staying with Claudia Thiele and her family while in Berlin. Claudia lived with my mother and I during my junior year of highschool as a foreign exchange student. She was very brave to be away from her family for that long, and we took her in after she experienced a rather unfortunate month with her first overseas family. She has been a wonderful host thus far. So good,in fact, my mother is even feeling brave enough to take the bus alone tomorrow!

I don't want to keep them up all night while I chat away, so when we have pics, we will post, post, post.
I can't wait to write about my first days in Rome. Heat over 100 degrees farenheit and a sick Grace = hitting the pavement...I'm fine, it's just another story, right?

Gute Nacht,
Grace