Heavy week....
Well Well Well, i dont know from where to start, but i will just summurize.
I am finally in Basel - Switzerland, again for another experience, (i can't stop:)
last 2 weeks were just crasy.......From the time i left St Louis on October 10th, i went to Miami to stay with the other trainees (supposly a vacation :), we had fun in the beginning, then WILMA was approching, and everybody start being ready to evacuate or to leave ASAP, and what a feeling :)), We decided to stay home since they said that its gonna be level 1, but then, suddently, WE HAD TO LEAVE, the hurricane is LEVEL 3 and could be dangerous, we decided to drive to JACKSONVILLE, FL on sunday afternoon, 6 hours drive,we got there arround 07.00pm.
convergy's paid the hotel and gas and fod and stuff, i stayed for 5 days, and then i went back to miami with JO and Ally on theit truck , as soon as i got an email from aiesec in switzerland, telling me that my visa was ready in Washington DC.
i was suprprised when i saw trees on the road, no electricity, carfew at 11pm, no fresh food, nothing......what the hell???
i stayed 2 more days then i flew to washington, where i got my swiss visa and i spent the day with my friend SAFIA (tunisian trainee, she was in SAN JOSE, CA) we've been arround all the city, and i had to hurry to get in DULLES airport,but i was late eventhough i paid 55$ (cab)...:S i hate that :)))anyway, i get in the next flight, and i arrived at LAGUARDIA airport at 11pm, took the bus to manhattan and landed at Jill's Place after midnight....next day, discovering NEW YORK (no comments:)) on wednesday , i had my interview for canadian GREEN CARD, and i got it :)) yeah....so i spent the rest of the day walking arround, then i went to AIESEC US office were i met some great PEOPLE, SUZANNE (ex MCP) and DONNA, were so helpful that they decided to go with me till i enter the train :)) yeah, thanks to that, i was on time and didnt miss it again.
the thing is, when i bought my ticket : miami- new york, then New york - St Louis (through chicago), i didnt know that i have to go to washington, so when i called to change the itenerary, the lady said that i have to pay 250$ fee, then i told her : forget about that, i will cancel the first one, and take the second one, i didnt ask for my money back cause i know that i wont get them anyway.....so when i arrived at NEWARK airport, i was SHOCKED after the lady told me that my ticket was cancelled in total and i have to buy a new one !!!!!!!!!!!! and also the connection from chicago to st louis wont be possible anyway cause they plane is gonna leave late... what a disaster, i almost did sthg stupid , couldnt bellieve that especially that i had to leave at 0900am next morning from st louis to tunisia !!!!!!!
so i bought again the same ticket but from NY TO CHICAGO, and for 240$ one way !!!!!landed in chicago at 11h30, then i had no choice that renting a car in chicago at midnight, and drive all the way down to St Louis, till 05.00 am (when i got there), i bearly put my luggage, slept for like an hour, then organized my luggage again, left to St Louis Lambert Airport, again to chicago, then to Frankfurt, where i met SAFIA, we arrived arround 07-00am, safia had her plane to tunsia at 12h45 (with tunisiar) and mine was at 22h25(lufthansa), so i went with her just to ckeck, and what a surprise !!!! they flight manager said that i can fly with them cause the plane is kinda empty, so he called to swith y luggage there, and get in the plane SO HAPPY that i will finally arrive home early, instead of spending 10 more hours sleeping on a chair in the terminal 1.
we arrived in tunis arround 15h00,and ...surprise...me and safia were missing 1 luggage each, we were waiting for like an hour,finally we filed a claim, and went home, i was almost dead : didnt sleep for 2 days.....
i went back to the airport at night and my bag didnt come in yet...what a shit....
went back to monastir, where i met my family and friends for a very short period of time, coz i had to leave on sunday night to BASEL through FRANKFURT again.
My cousin who work in the airport did a very good job coz he almost called everywhere to get me my luggage like few hours before i leave to switzerland, i am so grateful cause all my winter clothers were in that luggage :))) i couldnt imagine buying everything from the beginning, and where ?? in switzerland : hell no !!!!!!
So, i left again, and after few hours transit in frankfurt, i landed in BASEL, and started my new chapter, will get back with more details soooooon. ;)
