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Old Apr 15, 2022, 08:57 PM
*Beth* *Beth* is offline
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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour View Post
@BethRags, I also agree that no sleep can do wacky stuff to the brain. Take care until you get another good sleep in.

@Nammu, I'm sure you'll get in the aqua classes soon. There's always people who soon after stop going. You've seemed quite regular in attendance.

Thanks to all who've sent me good travel wishes! We're currently at our hotel in Munich. We fly out in the morning. We've already experienced stress. Actually Hubby even more than me. His combination of anxiety and slowness mixed with ADD stuff and likely a touch of OCD spectrum. Me, frustration and impatience dealing with his stuff and the overstimulation of crowds and travel chaos. I hope the airport isn't too crazy. I have a history of being triggered by them. Arriving at a NYC area airport doesn't help. The American TSA procedures for incoming international flight passengers are brutal since 9-11. Even towards American citizens. There's no "Welcoming Committee" at NYC area airports, by a longshot. I always feel like they treat us all like potential criminals, invaders or terrorists. With all of the covid stuff, it's harder yet. And a fear I have is that I'll run into problems relating to my last name. In the US it's "Lastname". In Czech Republic it's "Lastnameová". My covid test results and vaccine certificate say "Firstname Lastnamová". My passport is just "Firstname Lastname". Since I'm likely the only person in the world with these two names, and the photos, birthdays, and places of birth match, hopefully there won't be a problem. Hopefully! I have a picture of my marriage certificate, just in case, but unfortunately only the page in Czech. Not the translated version. As we're in Germany, wish I had the translated one.

Thank you, Soupe.

Blah, I hope they don't give you any hassle about your name. Hopefully, they know that it customary for Eastern European and Russian women to have the "va" at the end of their names.

Yes, when I've traveled post-9/11 I felt like we were all being treated like criminals. So different than flying was before. Although, I can say it wasn't as upsetting as traveling to Israel, where they escort passengers down long, confusing, white halls while carrying rifles. Whew. Talk about triggering.

But post-9/11 + covid...it sounds tedious. I hope it all goes as smoothly as possible for you and that your flight is very calm and pleasant.
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Last edited by *Beth*; Apr 15, 2022 at 09:26 PM.
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