I am in Thailand!!!
After 35 hours of nonstop traveling, I have finally arrived in the Land of Smiles. The airport was a mess. First, I was in the wrong terminal. Then, both of my bags were over 10 pounds overweight.... Ian and I sat in the middle of the airport ripping through my suitcases. One of the reps felt sorry for me and brought us a giant bag to put my belongings in (Bless her.) Ian left with what could have been a third suitcase.
And then came security. After waiting in line for 45 minutes, I only had 20 more minutes before my flight took off. I frantically told this to one of the guards and she just shrugged and said that there was nothing she could do. "That's why you should have gotten here two hours early." ..... "Ma'am," I said, "I WAS here two hours early!"
To save myself the pain of having missing my flight, I just jumped out of line and jumped right back in at the end of the line. I pleaded my case to the next people in line and they grabbed my bags for me to put them on the conveyer belt. "No good security guards. This line is ridiculous!"... THANK YOU! Agreed!
I then sprinted to my gate (which was on the other side of the terminal.... of course) and made it just in time. And that was only the first flight of the day!
35 hours, 3 plane rides, and a million headaches later, I landed in Bangkok, Thailand. I met a few people at the airport, and we spent the day translating our menus, eating questionable food, playing charades with the local Thai people, and exploring the campus.
Tomorrow..... Bangkok! Let the year begin!
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