First day!

7th May, 2014. The day we had been waiting for since 3 months, one week and five days had finally come.  Most of us couldn't sleep the previous night.  We all checked in, in time (for once) after the teachers assured our parents that we are coming back so that they can finally stop hugging us and leave, which most of them didn't till we got our boarding passes and were completely out of their sight (phone calls followed). Honestly,  we didn't feel anything at the airport. We didn't know what was going to happen,  we didn't know what to expect.
Our flight to Dubai was good and the lunch was delicious. We kept ourselves engaged in talking or watching movies or listening to music. After reaching the airport (which was so beautiful), we were deciding what we could buy on our way back and had some snacks. We also spoke to our parents that we are completely safe and sound after a three hour flight!
Our flight to Germany seemed longer than it really was. We couldn't really do anything because in the back of our head, we were all thinking about how it's going to be like, is our experience going to be good,  are they as excited as we were, will they treat us the same way we did,  so many questions! The food again was really good.

The minute we landed, our excitement sky rocketed. Suddenly, we just wanted to run outside to meet all of them. We rushed out with our luggage to see all of them eagerly waiting for us with flowers and placards in their hands. We were also served the tasty breads which were a speciality of Hamburg. We were so overwhelmed! It was such a pleasure to meet our buddies, their familes and all the others with whom we built such a great bond in such little time. We went back home to our respective host families, had dinner with them, assured our parents we are still alive and hit the bed after the long day we had. It was indeed a tiring day nevertheless it was worth the wait. We are all looking forward to make memories worth a lifetime. <3

-Tanusha ^^