Last Leg: Amsterdam to St. Paul
Everyone was eagerly awaiting the last leg of our journey home today (March 1, 2018), flying from Amsterdam to Minneapolis/St. Paul. The final leg consisted of 25 passengers in all, with the balance of the class continuing on with more personal travel in Europe.
The travel day started with a wake-up call at 6 am and breakfast at our hotel, which was conveniently connected to the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. We found out our flight was delayed at breakfast by 30 minutes which gave us more cushion to get through check in and security at the airport. An observation by many classmates from this airport was that the flight check-in, baggage check and security processes utilized various advanced types of screen terminals and automated gates and luggage handling systems that efferently processed the large crowds and appeared to minimize labor costs. Once everyone got through the multiple tiers of security and arrived at the boarding gate, we relaxed and the previous day’s Seminar Management Team (SMT) put the finishing touches on their MARL blog post.
The time soon arrived to board the plane, where we took off on the approximate 9-hour flight back to Minneapolis/St. Paul. The flight was smooth and uneventful. Once we landed around 1:45 pm, we proceeded to go through US Customs and retrieve our bags. Only one lost bag out of the group!
As we individually departed the international carousel baggage claim, we hugged and said our goodbyes to each other. We have grown and gotten to know each other much better with all the time spent together during this international experience.
We are glad to be home and look forward to catching up with all of our family, friends and coworkers to share our experiences from this unique international seminar in Croatia and a brief stop in Amsterdam!
Submitted by Mark Enninga
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