Translation of fascinación in Spanish-English

I ran across the bridge to reach the other terminal and asked at the check in counter which connecting flights were still available. I wanted to avoid having to drive into the city at any cost.
Sorry, I did not know that I have a meeting with a friend. I will talk about our trip. Many thanks for the email and I hope we write eachother again soon and next time longer letters, I promise.
I need to learn a lot of Spanish because I want to study at the university of Madrid. In Switzerland, I studied law, but after 2 years I have switched to medicine: to help people, rather than you know....