So I haven't slept in over a day...so I apologize in advance if this blog reflects that.
I got up this morning and finished up my last minute packing before spending some quality time with Derek and heading to the airport. We were there 3 hours early and had no trouble going through security, so our group took up most of the waiting area with all of our junk as we all anxiously awaited boarding.
We crammed the overhead compartments with all our our oversized carry on bags and got off to a rough start as the flight attendants were taping shut a broken compartment as we were lifting off. There was a large storm across the East Coast and there was a lot of turbulence throughout the first half of the flight. I am comfortable on an airplanbe, and can handle a bumpy ride to a certain degree...but we felt like we were on a roller coaster. Our heads were rocking back and forth and the plne was going up and down, making our stomachs drop. It didn't help that the only decent inflight movie was the adrenaline pumping action movie "Eagle Eye". My heart was having trouble between the movie and the nervousness.
We finally landed and traveled as a herd to gather our baggage and board a bus to the Montarina. The ride was breathtaking. It has snowed recently here and the entire countryside was blanketed in snow. We tunneled trhough mountains, passed small swiss towns, and followed along the sheer montainside till we came across the lakeside town of Lugano, and our new home fore 4 months right next to the train station.
We climbed the hill with our luggage, and then 2 flights of stair to reach our attic type room. I will post pictures because there is not a great way to describe what it looks like.
Still running on no sleep we unpacked, and walked around the town a little bit. I will post more tomorrow, but as for now....I am going to freashen up, grab a bite to eat and get some much needed sleep!
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