Note: this post is copied here from one of my early blogs, and recounts parts of my trip to study abroad in India in 2007!

Ok, so yesterday, I went to see Harry Potter with Marly and Liz. Then, as soon as the movie got out, I rushed around doing some errands, and went home to pack. My stomach started feeling reaaaaally creepy. The whole day was incredibly bizarre. One second I felt like jumping through the house yelling for joy, and the next minute I felt nervous, scared, and a little sad. (Just a little.) Anyway, I ended up finishing all my packing, and we left around 4 for the airport. Good thing, because I pretty much just made it in the right amount of time. Standing in the airport felt so strange. I was completely immersed in a crowd of Indians, (since we flew Air India), and that was the beginning of some culture shock I think. Waiting online to board the plane, I noticed that there was really no form of line at all, just pretty much a blob of people. But still, everyone was really friendly, and I was so excited. The first flight was weird. We left at 8pm, and arrived in London at 8am, though the flight took only about 6 hours, give or take. As soon as we got our dinner, and I begin to fall asleep, I felt like it got light out. Flying over London was cool… all the houses had red roofs. (?) When those wheels touched town I thought, “COOL, I’m touching land other than North America!” The London Heathrow Airport experience pretty much stunk though. First of all, it is honestly about 3 miles to get out of one terminal, and another three to get to another. (By the way, we didn’t change planes, so I think they just wanted to park it somewhere else or something). So I ended up only having time for a SHORT bathroom break, before I had to sprint into line. We had to reenter security even though we were all secure from Newark! Plus, the restrictions were different there so I had to reorganize some things. And, by the time I got done with security, I had to RUN to the next terminal to catch that same plane that I had just left. But all in all, who the heck cares, because I’m on my way to INDIA!!!!!!! By the way, right now I’m flying over Europe. I already feel like I’ve been traveling for days, but I still have 2 more flights after this one. Man am I going to be tired later. Oh, by the way, the food on the plane is pretty darn good! 🙂