Wednesday, September 17, 2008

leaving on a jet plane...but totally coming back again

I was reminded by my sister recently that we were raised by parents who listened to John Denver, the Carpenters, the Beatles/Monkees set (I know, I know, they're two totally different groups...psh). That's pretty much what most of our pop-music education consisted of. Honestly, though, I wouldn't trade that. Ever.

That has nothing to do with this post. Except the title.

I'll be on a jet to Madrid via Amsterdam (woo hoo, 55 whole minutes of layover) in less than 6 days, nwa.com confirms. Then after 4 days on to Seville, and then on to the city of
Cádiz, in the province of Cádiz, Andalucía (region), Spain for 8 months to teach English at a nearby elementary school in the city of San Fernando. Cádiz is a much sweeter place to live, though, so undergrad-friend Lauren and I will be hanging there. I get a morning commute in a place with amazing public transportation - geeked!


In an effort to keep up communication with you all, this blog will be my primary point of telling you about why you should come visit what life is like here. Comments are encouraged (and encouraging!) If you're not so much into the blogging world, though, know that when you do leave comments, everyone can see them.

In the meantime, here's the flight schedule so you can watch our plane crash flight pattern (hi mom!). Enjoy!

Northwest Airlines, Flight 36
Departs: 7:05 PM, Detroit-Wayne County Int'l, MI (DTW) Tuesday, September 23
Arrives: 9:05 AM, Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) Wednesday, September 24

Duration: 8 hours
Approximate Distance: 3920 Miles
Cabin: Economy Class
Seats: 25-E
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Flight 1701
Departs: 10:00 AM, Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) Wednesday, September 24
Arrives: 12:30 PM, Madrid, Spain (MAD) Wednesday, September 24

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Approximate Distance: 909 Miles
Cabin: Economy Class
Seats: TBD




2 comments:

John and Ellie said...

it's too bad your layover in Schipol isn't longer, because Annmarie could come visit you.

john

Anonymous said...

Isn't that the coolest airport??? I usually fly through there too and have many of memories drinking lattes watching all the beautiful Europeans prance around. :)