Kim's Adventure to Arcadia Clinic, Germany 2021

American Airlines had a flight from Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW) into Frankfort.  So, I left yesterday (Wednesday) from Columbus and arrived here in Germany today at 8:15 a.m. (2:15 a.m. in OH)  It was a 9+ hour flight from DFW, the first all-nighter that I had pulled since college!  Fortunately, the plane had nine seats across each row and it wasn't crowded.  I did have three seats to myself, lots of free movies to watch, and dinner, breakfast and a snack as we "hopped" over the big pond (Atlantic!). Arcadia had arranged for a driver to meet me at the gate and transport me the 2 hours to Bad Emstal, north of Frankfort.  Unfortunately Wolfgang, the driver, didn't speak any English per se nor is my German (from studying here as a junior in college) passing.  He could drive and at times we reached speeds of 170 kph (105 mph) as I hung on in the back seat of his taxi.  I must admit, I was happy to reach the clinic after all the travel.   They have me ...

Tomorrow's the big day!  I'm sitting in my office at Otterbein getting loose ends tied up with interns and student academic advising.  Everything is clean and packed away from last week's Colorado trip (kimandjimsfourpassloop2021.blogspot.com) and the permit for the December backpack Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon has been faxed.  COVID or not, I'm moving around the country and world! I leave on an American Airlines flight tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. to Dallas-Ft. Worth.  From there, I will fly directly into Frankfort Germany where a driver will be present (hopefully he speaks English and has a sign to indicate the clinic!) will transport me to Bad Emstal where the Arcadia Clinic is located.  Because I am coming from a high risk country, I will quarantine at the clinic (they provide lodging and food) and be retested for COVID prior to starting treatment on Monday. The Arcadia Clinic appealed to me for many reasons.  Recently I learned that Germany is a le...