I made it!!

After many hours of plane rides I am now in Prague. The flight to London was so full. Gone are the days when you wish for a couple of empty seats next to you so you can stretch out. Now they fill the flight to the brim--and squish in 3 where there used to be only two!! I sat by two ladies from India (I think) I didn't talk to them at all--but wasn't too happy that they didn't really get up or move for almost the whole trip--so I didn't have much of a chance to stretch or move myself Once I got to London I was very disgruntled that my own wheelchair was not there to greet me. They think it's okay for a disabled person to use the airport chairs that have the small wheels all around so you HAVE to be pushed everywhere. (including the bathroom!)

Needless to say I almost became an "ugly american" about this. I had a three hour layover in London--and needed to push around and freshen up a bit. (that's my excuse) They were very gracious about it--getting me through customs quickly and then finding my chair. Apparently the tag fell off--so I guess I'm lucky that I have my chair at all. After that little snafu things were fine. Almost fine.

The plane we were to take needed to have a wheel replaced--and then they just switched planes. (we weren't on it yet) so we were delayed about an hour. I did panic a bit about the fact that I had people who were supposed to pick me up from the airport.
But I needn't worry because there were two young people there to pick me up Peter and Megan. Megan was American and Peter was a Czech but spoke english very well. They escorted me and my luggage on the bus to the dorm that I am staying in. It was about a 30 minute bus ride--not bad.

The dorm is one of the more luxurious dorms I was told. It's not bad at all. It's got the most accessible bathroom I have ever seen. It has all the the necessities--and the mirror even tilts down!! Wow--I never expected it to be this nice. It's very roomy and brings back good old college memories. Peter and Megan even took me to a small store down the street to get water and some snacks for the evening--but it wasn't accessible--so they went in and got stuff for me. I'm sure I will find one that I can actually get into. We have our orientation tomorrow afternoon and then a party that evening. Jet lag is beginning to set in. I better get some rest before the beginning of my big adventure.