Month: August 2012

Making Friends on My Journey to the East!

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I made friends! Well, kind of. So after that miserable flight to LA, I was hopeful for some productive down time, as oxymoronic as that may seem. Turns out, LAX is probably one of the most confusing airports ever – and with all the shuttles, cabs, and random loiterers, I was surprised I even got to Terminal 2 – half an hour after I got off my first flight. Checked in with China Air and met a nice man that said I had a sucky seat, (50K), and proceeded to ensure the best seat on the plane – the last seat next to a security guard. Said security guard would be big and handsome, and would be seated in the aisle seat, while I am in the window seat (60A), meaning we’d have a seat in between us. Whatever, I don’t really care, an empty seat is cool – so I took it. Three wifi-less hours and a Burger King meal (which I was not too happy about) later, it was time to board. Lo …

The Little Things

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I have officially embarked on my trip to China! Wait, what? It was just the other day that I was counting down the days and now I’m actually gone. How surreal. I’m on my United flight to LA, sitting one row from the very back of the plane, and right near the toilets. Great start, huh? I had the worst time checking in, as United systems were down, so that was an hour gone, than security took forever and boarded my flight 3 minutes prior to departure. And yet, I’m okay! Looking back on the last couple of days, I’ve been incredibly blessed. My family and friends came out to my goodbye BBQ and I had a ton of fun (and a ton of mosquito bites). I finished packing (with the help of my sister) even though I only started oh, yesterday, and today, my last day, I was able to spend time with those most important to me, my family. My mom and sister made me my favorite food before I left, which I …