Day 1: Frankfurt, Germany

we left chicago yesterday and have arrived in frankfurt, germany!! our first servas friend to stay with is christin. she met us at the main train station and we went to her two bedroom flat where we slept for about four hours. christin is very cool. she just finished her PhD thesis in history. she has three bikes so after our lengthy nap we cruised about two miles away to a cafe district where we walked for about two miles along the store fronts and then stopped for coffee and tea. after a bit of a visit with our new friend christin we all walked to the grocery store (ALDI - which ironically they have in Appleton, WI - which is a chain store started by a german billionaire who also owns trader joes in the US). so far so good. ashley and christin are in the kitchen making dinner as i write this... gotta go...dinner is readz (on the german kezboard the y and z are switched).
joe

It is exciting to be here, I had a bit of trouble on the bike ride beings my legs were too short for any of the bikes. So by default I rode a bike that is similar to the one Dorthy rode in the Wizard of Oz...metallic blue and a bit rusty. Joe told me to be careful because we dont have good international insurance....I guess I looked a bit wobbly on my pratice ride. I cant help my legs are short.
Ash