We arrived in Frankfurt to find that our Birth as occupied and that they were de-icing the plane. This lead to a certain concern for many that they would miss connecting flights- us included. They decided that waiting wasn't going to work so the de-planed us in another area accessed by the large portable stairs. We got into Terminal 1 and checke...

I flew into Frankfurt as you can easily get a direct flight from Chicago. It is the business capital of Germany with the tallest building in Europe (it wasn't that tall or impressive to be honest) and the stock exchange (the DAX index).

We are in Frankfurt for our second day enjoying the hospitality of Nil and Carmelle who happen to stay with Abir Da and Claire and keep us plenty entertained. Germany (and perhaps Europe) has a weird naming convention of their railway station (more on that later). We get our 5 day (highly recommended) rail pass for 140 Euros each from the Frankf...

It turns out the practical way for us to fly from Singapore to Brazil was via Frankfurt - don't ask why it just was. Jim spent ages trying to make it work a shorter way, but in the end we bit the bullet and decided that we'd combine a stopover with visiting our friend David. He's moved there from London to work at the European Central Bank. His ...

I've finally met the other 19 students in our group. They're quite the bunch and I'm excited to spend the semester with them. My roommate is Natasha. She is a lovely girl, Estonian and Russian (a great help when it comes to language!) She is a biology major and a writer. I'm glad to know her; we have a lot in common: families that have recently ...