Day 2: The Arrest

The second day of the Erasmus adventure began in Terminal B of Cologne Airport. I realized that next to “Fort Cologne” there was a power outlet, so I plugged in my computer there, and to kill time, I wrote what had happened so far for the blog and started watching episodes of The Simpsons. Then I checked in my suitcase (I didn't have to pay extra there either) and boarded the plane. The flight from Cologne to Dresden lasts an hour, so we quickly arrived in Dresden. At Dresden Airport, I picked up my suitcase and went to the train station to catch the train to the city, when, suddenly, at the station, two policemen asked me for my passport. I, who after 25 hours of travel am like a zombie, told them I didn't have it, and when I was about to take out my ID card, they went and grabbed my hands and handcuffed me. I told them (in English) that I was Spanish and that I had my ID, they removed the handcuffs and let me take it out. After all this, they had taken me to a gloomy room in the airport. They took my ID and made a phone call. I was left alone in the room. Crickets… After a while, they came back and returned my ID and one of the two huge policemen said to me (all with a strong German accent):

"Aaaaah!!... Españaaaaa!!!... Ibiza!!!... Feeeesta!!!!"

He opened the door and I left there like a bat out of hell. They also gave me €1.70, which was the price of the train ticket I had lost because of them. I took the first train I could and finally arrived at the station next to the house. Two people were waiting for me there: a Spanish girl, Maru, who lives in the same house as me, and her boyfriend, a nice German guy. They helped me a lot because they brought their car, and it's always good to see someone who calls you after a travel odyssey. I finally arrived at the house. It's a beautiful house. It has 4 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. It's a stylish house where the vast majority of the furniture is from Ikea. My room is huge. I'll post a photo later. I'm going to wait until the room is tidy and the sun is shining brightly through the window (an old real estate agent trick). The house is 10 minutes from the university and right next to the train station. And the whole floor is parquet. Finally, some peace and quiet!

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