THE JOURNEY TO WARTBURG COLEGE WAVERLY IOWA
           It was on the 25th of August 2013 when I boarded the KLM flight going to Amsterdam from Lagos, Nigeria. I was very excited but scared and sad at the same time, what a mix of emotions. I was excited because I was going to college and it was the start of a new phase in my life and also because it was going to be a whole new experience for me, considering the fact that I was going somewhere that is so far from home. And  I was also scared and sad because I was leaving my family and friends and also I was travelling the distance alone. It was my first time of travelling alone so, it seemed a little bit scary but I wanted experience it since I would be doing al lot things on my own.
           After saying goodbye I proceeded to the various checkpoints and finally to the plane. The flight to Amsterdam was about six hours and when we finally landed at around, 5.15 am Amsterdam time, I proceeded to wait for my next flight to Chicago  which was at 11 am so I sat waiting. Finally it was time to go through security check to board the flight so I successfully went through  and waited to be asked to go into the plane little did I know what was in store for me, when it was announced that the plane had technical problems and couldn't fly. So this meant we had to wait extra 2 hours for them to get another plane ready. I was devastated, hungry and tired. Finally we boarded  and took off  the flight lasted about 7 hours 45 minutes. when we landed I proceeded to get my bags because I was to take a different airline to Iowa from Chicago. After getting my bags, I checked them in and boarded the flight which lasted about an hour or less, The flight also had other International student going to Wartburg. By the time we got to Iowa I was really tired but I was still; excited and couldn't wait to get to school. We met with Kofee, Lindo and Max who picked us up and drove us to school. when I saw the Wartburg sign post I couldn't but smile, I knew it was going to be a  great experience.