We are Here!

Hey Family & Friends,

We have finally arrived in Germany! We are settling in really nice. We completed paperwork and registration activities today! We arrived on Wednesday after we missed our connecting flight and were stuck in Washington DC for the night. We had quite a bit of luggage, but I must say that we packed well for 5 MONTHS and 3 SEASONS. The luggage carriers in the airport are FREE so we definitely utilized them. 2 of Rashawn's friends (Christian and Sabastion) that did the exchange program at Indiana picked us up from the airport. Everyone pretty much drives a BMW, VW, or Mercedes here. It is the standard. Guess it is not a luxury car to them! It is what our Altima, Saturn, and Buick cars are to us.

The flight was very nice except for the little turbulence here and there. Plenty of pillows, plenty of blankets! We were on a huge plane, a Boeing 757, 10 ppl across, 30 rows! Capacity was 300+, however there were only 200+ on our flight. We ended up changing seats to have more room. Dinner was served shortly after take-off! Choices were Beef or Pasta :) We both had pasta! Yum! Yum! They showed a total of 3 movies on the flight! Also, United Airlines provided headphones, but I have heard some airlines charge about $3, so for those of you traveling here, you might want to bring a pair if you have them. Also a type of XM radio is available.

For those of you who plan on visiting, I will send you periodic updates as I think of things! Oh ya, our information! Here goes:

Rashawn and Cynthia Ray
L-2, 2-4 / Apt 32
68161 Mannheim, Germany

Telephone: # 49-621-181-3238

Talk to ya soon!
Danke (My favorite German word, which means Thank You )