Well I started the trip off pretty badly I was an idiot and
left my water bottle out by the chairs at the gate so after getting settled on
the plane I pushed past an entire line of people in between the seats to get
off the plane and grab my water bottle.
Of course I don’t find it so I just decide to accept it and get back on
the plane… only the door to the plane is LOCKED! So I ran around trying to find someone to
open the door for me, after like 5 minutes I get a lady from another desk to
run over and unlock the door… thank goodness they were still boarding
people! Luckily the boy sitting next to
me at the gate, his name is Michael (one of the few people I actually know on
this trip), well he had grabbed my bottle!
So all was well and I got on the plane in Salt Lake City and we flew 4
hours to JFK airport in NYC!
So in NYC we had a 5 hour layover… sounds painful but it
really wasn’t. I called my family and
Blake and went to dinner with some of the kids on the trip with me I went with
Holly, Michael, Mikele, and Erin (and that’s about all the people I know on my
trip so far) we all get along well. Well
then we had to go through security to get on our DOUBLE DECKER PLANE!!
My mind was blown!
While I waited I said goodbye to Blake one last time (third time’s the
charm) its probably the last time I’ll hear his voice for quite some time…
sniff sniff.
Well I got on the plane and Michael sat right behind me so
that was awesome we chatted it up. We
had dinner on the plane, absolutely nasty stuff, but I watched J. Edgar Hoover
and went to bed and I actually slept 6 hours!!
Well I woke up to find that my ankles are now the size of like
softballs… don’t know how that happens but apparently its common?
Well I walked around and ate breakfast (also DISGUSTING) and
watched Contagion, which was the dumbest idea, it makes you not want to touch
anyone or eat any food you don’t make yourself.
Well I finally touched down in Tel Aviv at the Ben Gurion
Airport at 2 o’clock in the afternoon after a 10 hour flight! Customs wasn’t bad at all actually it took
like all of 5 minutes to get through AND get my bags so I was happy! So then we all drove in two buses to the
center and I was the first student to spot the center way off in the distance…
10 points for Abi!! I also got to catch
my first glimpses of the Dome of the Rock which is absolutely breathtaking even
from miles away, I can also see it from my apartment, but no big!
Well I am now here at the center after unpacking, showering,
eating dinner, and having some class orientations and it is 9:30pm! And in the past 72 hours I have had 6 hours
of sleep so I am kind of pooped.
I have to apologize for future posts because they probably
won’t be this detailed seeing as I actually have to start doing homework soon,
even though this feels like vacation I am sure my professors have no intention
of letting me have a vacation!
I love you all! Good
night!!!
PS- Just a cool factoid that will probably constantly
confuse me this whole semester…
Crazy Time Differences
In Provo, Utah it is 12:39pm
In Pittsburgh, PA it is 2:39pm
And in Jerusalem, Israel it is 9:39pm
WOAH!!!
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