answer:It was horrible, but if it weren’t for the shutting down of the Amsterdam airport during a snowstorm last December, I wouldn’t have spent over 24 hours in line bonding with some truly wonderful people from several different continents. It was horrible, but if it weren’t for losing Dad quickly to cancer and a sister to a 5-year battle with cancer, I doubt that I’d be able to relate as well to those that are going through the same emotions.