First Flight

Hi Everyone!

I'm going to make my first attempt at blogging to help me stay in touch and up to date while I'm abroad. Hopefully I can keep up with updating it, but bear with me these first weeks!

Well my first experience flying was good overall. The plane didn't take off right at 9:05 because they had to de-ice the windows and wings (yikes, you can imagine my anxious nerves at this point). I was luckily seated next to a large group of individuals that I had met in the airport and had an encouraging and supportive crowd watching and reassuring me that I would survive (oh great, all of these people who I have to see for the next four moths are going to remember me as the girl who barfed on the plane). Despite my fears, the worst part, believe it or not, was just getting used to the plane moving while it was on the ground, my head started spinning and I of course held my breath in fear - not the best idea. I paced my breathing on the take-off and managed to be just fine after a few minutes. There were various bouts of turbulence throughout the flight but they didn't bother me at all! The seats were cramped, the food was so-so, and the movie selection was pretty good, I made it through half of Eagle Eye before I feel asleep. I slept off and on for the rest of the plane ride, so I think I probably managed to get 3-4 hours. The landing was much smoother than take-off for me, I somehow managed to fall asleep and then all of a sudden we were on the ground and in LONDON!

Going through Border control was a whole new adventure in and of itself. A long, intimidating line of important looking officers who don't smile, at all. I luckily had all of my paperwork ready and after a five minute question and answer session where every question was basically a rephrasing of "why are you here and what do you want?", my passport was stamped and I practically ran the rest of the way.