1st of let me thank every1 for always posting these incredible ideas,opinions, and experiences...they have made it possible for this 1st timer to know that when i arrive at Schipol i wont be as lost as the next guy...I have been planning my maiden voyage to Mokum since my sophomore year in H.S.(2001) and always get left behind because of a last minute interference...last year i was bound to leave but a last minute car expense forced me to put my dream on the shelf again...it's always money, time, or an outside force that stops me from going...this year I started with a very good job that i planned to work until Nov. and then leave for Mecca...everything was going as planned until May 29 when i was almost killed in a horrible car accident by some stupid 15yr olds...somehow i only broke my right ankle(go figure) and currently have recovered about 85%...so here i am, i collected some nice disability $$, not to mention some insurance $$ for my loss, and have decided to say "Fuck It" and i'm taking this opportunity to make my dream come true...come Nov. 14 i'll be on a plane to "home" unless some other crap happens to me(knock on wood)... so i guess the morale of my story is that you should take every oppurtunity to do things you want because tommorow isn't promised...Cheers Every1...I'll c-ya in the Dam!