26 hours later and I've made it. I don't think I can write much at all right now. It is about 3 AM here and my professor is having us up by 9 for breakfast and our first lecture at 10.
No time for rest. Flying into Mumbai was amazing and I will have to describe it later. Right now I am just so tired I can't even think about writing.
Just wanted to say that my travels were safe, although long... I can already tell it'll be well worth it!
Holy Cow!
I'M IN INDIA!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
In transit...
I have finished the first leg of my travels. I left LAX this morning a little after 8:30.
Right now I'm sitting in the Detroit airport. The flight was about 3 1/2 hours. We had wind assistance so we arrived about 30 minutes early (which was nice) I have this problem where I can't sleep on airplanes... so it super sucks to have to sit the entire time trying to dose off with not much success.
I was shocked when I got on the flight. I haven't been in a plane since pre-gas price spike. I'm not sure about all of the airlines but Northwest was charging for everything! No more complimentary peanuts on a 4 hour flight. They were selling a small can of Pringles for $7 and the juice and soda varied between $3-5... so I just had water. Northwest is now also charging $50 for a second checked bag. All of these extra charges make it very hard to travel.
It is about 5:00 PM local time. My connection leaves at 7. Right now I'm going to get a bite to eat and try to prepare myself for my second jump which takes me across the Atlantic to Amsterdam. From there I jump on one last plane to arrive in India. I calculated the time. I won't arrive until about 9:30 AM Los Angeles time. So that means I will be traveling for an entire day.
As for how I am feeling right now: a little tired. I can't wait to arrive in Mumbai. India awaits and I'm trying to get there as fast as I can!
How exciting it is to travel the world!
Right now I'm sitting in the Detroit airport. The flight was about 3 1/2 hours. We had wind assistance so we arrived about 30 minutes early (which was nice) I have this problem where I can't sleep on airplanes... so it super sucks to have to sit the entire time trying to dose off with not much success.
I was shocked when I got on the flight. I haven't been in a plane since pre-gas price spike. I'm not sure about all of the airlines but Northwest was charging for everything! No more complimentary peanuts on a 4 hour flight. They were selling a small can of Pringles for $7 and the juice and soda varied between $3-5... so I just had water. Northwest is now also charging $50 for a second checked bag. All of these extra charges make it very hard to travel.
It is about 5:00 PM local time. My connection leaves at 7. Right now I'm going to get a bite to eat and try to prepare myself for my second jump which takes me across the Atlantic to Amsterdam. From there I jump on one last plane to arrive in India. I calculated the time. I won't arrive until about 9:30 AM Los Angeles time. So that means I will be traveling for an entire day.
As for how I am feeling right now: a little tired. I can't wait to arrive in Mumbai. India awaits and I'm trying to get there as fast as I can!
How exciting it is to travel the world!
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