Still in the airport

Hello, Finally, we found our departure gate, but there were closed glass doors barring it. One man did come over to tell us that they would open at a certain time which was about 20 minutes later. As we waited, another person came up to wait. He spoke both English and another language with some of the people who were with him. They wandered off so I asked, “How many languages do you speak?” His English was spoken with a slight accent so I thought he was not from this country. He speaks at least three languages and knows two or three others. I was happy to learn that he is originally from China and moved here as a young person. He commented, “They really had us walk through the shopping mall to get here, didn’t they?” After the door was open, we learned that we had to go through another type of security. They dusted our bodies/clothes as well as opening our bags and dusting much of the contents. Amazing how life can be full of new experiences. They asked for someone to check their carry-on bag through to the end of our journey. Leroy decided that it would be nice not to have two bags to wrangle around. Our friends who were on this flight had gotten wheel chairs. It seemed like the better way to move thought this large building. At least the people pushing the chairs knew where they were going. Now we all just had to wait for boarding. Paula