Fatigued yet not Fazed !

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The flight across the United States and over the Atlantic Ocean was excruciating almost unbearable, however, the arrival onto Frankfort and then Berlin made it all worth the wait. Once I arrived at Frankfort my emotions became enthusiastic about all the differences between America and Germany. The airports in Los Angeles and Frankfort were very similar; they both had malls inside of the terminals, which I thought was very modern and luxurious. Once I arrived in Berlin nerves began to settle in. I was out of my comfort zone not being able to communicate with people in the manner in which I am so accustomed to. Also being a tourist I didn’t want to be victim of people taking advantage of my inability to understand my surroundings. The first place I need to find was a currency exchange I did that easy as there were various signs through out the airport indicating where the currency could be exchanged from American dollars to Euros. Once I was able to exchange the currency I asked the lady for directs to the hostel and she told me I could talk to the people that sell bus and train tickets to get better information from them so I did and they told me that I need to take one train to get to the bus stop that is around my hostel. As I was approaching my Hostel I could see my hostel Aletto Kudamm. Once I arrived at the hostel I was politely greeted once again and once again I was spoken to in English wish made me feel much more comfortable with the transactions. I took a small siesta then went out for my first currywurst and beer as a strolled through the streets admiring all of the architecture around the Zoo area. My journey has just began but I am enjoying every moment, I know I will have lots of time to enjoy the rest of the city and the anticipation is ample.

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