Day 1: Saturday, December 1

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean

We gave an appointment at 06:30 in the morning at the entrance of Thessaloniki Airport. Our flight took off for Munich at 08:00. Our ultimate destination, however, was Washington. The day started well. We were all on time. Elias, Anna, Zoe, Konstantinos, Sophocles, Vaios, Nicolas, Ioanna, Magdalene, Diego. Our enthusiasm was twofold: none of us had done a transatlantic trip, even in the US. Nobody ever had the experience in working with such a prestigious Think Tank. We were looking forward to our new experiences. We landed at 20:00 at Washington Airport. Everything was unpresented as a new experience should be! During this 9 hours flight we boosted our ties by exchanging opinions on diverse issues, teasing one another and made memories that last…