I'm writing this at 5am my time because as tired as I was from the plane, I made myself stay awake when I got here until 11:30pm so that I could adjust easier to the time change. Ok so I don't know where to start so I'll just go from the beginning of my day Tuesday morning to today....Friday!!!
So leaving my family was the hardest part so far and I have to admit I did get teary eyed, but that doesn't mean I'm soft and couldn't kick ass if I needed to. But I went through security pretty fast and hopped on my first plane in no time.
For the first flight I took Delta to JFK. I sat next to two old ladies who were so sweet and wanted to give me all the advice they could during that 2.5 hour flight... I accepted politely and listened to their crazy adventures while being constantly offered the food and beverage they had shoved down in their carry ons. Best old ladies EVER!
Now getting off that flight was a different story... now I've never been to New York but I've heard a lot about how rude they are. I am pretty open minded so I was excited to fly in and see the skyline at night:) My first encounter with the rudeness came from a New Yorker sitting two seats back who was in a hurry to get off that plane when we landed. I politely asked the gentleman to hand me my bag that was shoved in the compartment above him... he then replied that I was asking him because it was "a man's job" I thought he was joking so I said "Yes of course:)" Out of nowhere he gave me a death stare and said "I'd rephrase that if I were you!" All I've got to say is A**H***!!!
Now JFK was even worse! People were RUDE, the place was packed, and it smelled horrible! I collected my bags, briefly stepping outside to walk to another terminal. The street was dirty and there was NO sidewalk! I almost got hit by a taxi! Finally when I got to the counter for AEROFLOT, they would not check me in due to the fact that they randomly decided to close for lunch...but no one was eating and there were at least 5 people behind the counter! I waited almost an hour to just check in!!
Finally, I got through security (LONG ASS LINE PEOPLE!), found my gate and sat around waiting for people from my program to show up that I've never met. While waiting I had an opportunity to practice my russian with an old lady who wanted to sit next to me. Thinking that I wasn't prepared for speaking Russian yet I was very shy in my approach and thought about everything I said!!(That's right I said I WAS SHY! HA!) All in all, I had a nice semi conversation about where she lives and how she was visiting her daughter blah blah blah.
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So there was food and getting to know each and soon we were approached by the others in the group, again because of my BIG RED HAIR:) I like these people, they are cool as all get out and I can see a good bond forming between us Americas.
Time to jump on the longest flight of my life! That plane was soooo big that I was wondering how it even gets off the ground. I mean they had to give me directions to my seat people! Once I sat down I crossed my fingers hoping that no one was going to sit next to me. SUCCESS! A whole row to myself! Not only the size impressed me but the fact that it was well stocked with things of comfort. There was a nice tv screen with tons of movies, tv shows, music, books, and even game options! Also they handed out slippers, a face mask and even headphones:)
About 10 minutes after takeoff the attendants started passing out wine! I was excited because I am broke and it was FREE! I needed a glass of wine to cure my migraine that had developed in CRAZY ASS JFK! So the lady came by speaking Russian of course and offered me red or white. I chose red but politely accepted white when there was only enough red for the bottom of the glass. The attendant then opened a new bottle and then pored me a whole glass of red! TWO glasses of wine...SCORE! The young and might I say cute Russian boy sitting behind me, then leaned forward and in English called me a "Russian Queen" for apparently being brave enough to accidentally order 2 glasses!
Haha so off to a good start I guess:) Then dinner was served and it was actually very yummy. I had beef with broccoli and some type of dumpling noodle thing! Oh and cheesecake was soooo good:) After eating and being somewhat buzzed off of the wine, I decided to try and sleep. About an hour later I woke up and decided that I would not be able to sleep in that atmosphere so I watched a few movies and the Big Bang Theory to pass the time.
10 hours later, with an "okay" breakfast, I had finally arrived in Moscow! My next post will focus on first impressions.
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