I am going to use this site for a journal of my trip if there are no objections. Right now I am sitting in Terminal 5 at O'Hare waiting to board SAS to Copenhagen. On the way down from Milwaukee I sat next to a student of mine who is a world traveler already at the age of 17. A great kid, who was one of the few students who got an A in my class this year, Noah Winkler, who's mom cooks dinners at their house for the gourmet inclined and who's dad is an attorney who is politically active in the city. He was on his way to play some golf for a few days at a country club his uncle belongs to in a northern suburb of Chicago.
As I was going through customs the HOMELAND SECURITY agent made me take off my plastic shoes, I mentioned they were plastic and she said if you say anything else I will call for a secondary search! She was a little crabby. On the other end of the scan an agent asked me "sir, are you a rock star," I said, "no, I am a school teacher," he retorted, "actually school teachers are the real rock stars, good for you." People around chuckled and said yes we agree and thanked me for doing what I do. We hear lots and lots about the overpaid, lazy, union protected teacher in Milwaukee. It was a nice antidote on the last day of school.
I'm off to Copenhagen!
Later,
CF
Chicago, IL
8:37 PM
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