Marie's Auslandsjahr 2014/2015 USA: Juli 2014

Samstag, 26. Juli 2014

Fluginformationen

Nun sind es noch ein bisschen mehr als drei Wochen und ich habe eben grade meinen Buchungscode bekommen mit dem ich auf checkmytrip.com sehen kann, um wieviel Uhr ich fliege. Ich werde am 19.08. um 13:20 von Frankfurt aus nach New York fliegen und am 22.08 weiter nach Seattle,WA. Ich bin total erleichtert, dass ich die ganzen wichtigen Info's jetzt schon habe und nicht erst eine Woche vor dem Abflug, wie von meiner Organisation angekündigt..
Ich komme dann um 15:50 Ortszeit in New York an, sodass ich dann auch noch etwas von meinem ersten Tag dort habe. Vormittags stehen Worksshops mit verschieden Themengebieten an, wie zum Beispiel wie man sich richtig in einer amerikanischen High School oder in der Gastfamilie verhält. Nachmittags werden wir dann nach New York City fahren (unser Hotel ist ungefähr 45 Minuten vom Zentrum entfernt) und dort Sightseeing machen. Ich bin total aufgeregt, nicht nur wegen New York sindern auch wegen den anderen Austauschschülern. Zum Glück muss ich von NY dann nicht alleine nach Seattle fliegen, das sind dann nämlich nochmal 6 Stunden Flug..
Anbei noch die genauen Fluginformationen :)
Noch 24 Tage *_* Bis demnächst, Marie

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