London snowstorm- stranded D- humbug!

megpmom
Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:26:43 +0000

Several years ago, my 15 yr old D spent the summer in Kenya visiting her grandmother in a very tiny village (no electricity, no running water, etc). On the way home, she missed her flight in Nairobi and was told it would be two days until she could get on another flight. D says she just went up to the ticket counter and started crying, saying “I just want to get out of Africa!” Apparently, the ticket agent took pity on her and next thing we know we get a call from D saying “Guess what? I’m in Munich!” We had to spring for a hotel room in Munich for a night, but as D said “At least they have indoor plumbing!”

Moral of the story: Crying in front of the ticket agent sometimes works!

Best wishes and prayers for everyone who’s kids are still traveling!