Paris at last!

Hi all - I finally made it to Paris (where I have a FIVE hour layover - so lots of time to write)! The flight itself was fine, although I did sit next to two fairly smelly and annoying french people that wouldn't shut up. I watched the movie Just Wright (great movie by the way - mom, you'd love it!) and then fell asleep with my eye mask on for the rest. Oh and I also started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo book which is really good already. Once I arrived in Paris, however, the issues arrived. The flight was huge so the line to get through immigration took FOREVER and then once I got on the other side I had no idea where I was supposed to go to pick up my luggage (for my next flight which was on a separate airline... they wouldn't let me check it all the way through from Boston to Rabat). Once I got my luggage (which I had a lot of trouble carrying on my own.. I think I have a permanent cramp in my left shoulder) I had to go through customs - or so I thought - but I kinda just walked right out of the airport..and found myself on the streets of Paris. So then I had to find a shuttle bus to take me to the terminal I needed to get to.. and I needed help lifting my heavy bag onto the shuttle so of course that was a process. (I secretly wanted to go into the city and shop for a few hours but I had all my bags and I could barely carry them across one end of the airport to another). Then there was too much traffic at 2F (the terminal I needed to be at) so they dropped me at 2E and told me to find my way to 2F. Luckily, I found an underground electronic walkway thingy that took me there. However, since it is only 10am here now (it was 915ish when I got to 2F) my flight was not listed on the board - which of course took me a couple minutes to realize so I panicked when I did not see Rabat on the departures list. But I asked an information desk and they told me where to go and I went through security and all that again.. and now I am finally in and settled. The paris airport is cool, I had to take an elevator to the "toilettes" and the toilet seats were pink (so naturally, I felt at home). I am currently sitting in some cafe and once I finish writing this I will go get myself a chocolate croissant:)

There is so much french around me my head is already spinning.. god help me when I actually get to MOROCCO. I have another 2.5 hours here in this airport so if i'm REALLY bored and have a good story to tell I may update this again, but for now- that's all folks! Wish me luck because in 5 or 6 hours (I can't figure out all these time changes) I'll be in MOROCCO!!!!