I’m starting to write this as I am on the last hour or so of the flight from Seoul to Hong Kong. This has been an EXTREMELY long day, but it’s been adventurous. I started out in Salt Lake City bright and early on the morning of August 3. After waiting in line to check my baggage in and saying goodbye to my dad and Ellice who came with me to the airport I headed off to get through security. I met a few of the other ILPers as I waited at my gate this morning. We talked a little bit as we waited, especially since the flight was slightly delayed. We slowly got to know each other.
The first flight was to San Francisco. It was a short flight, but ironically it seemed really long. The plane was small, especially for a commercial airline (I flew with Delta.) We made it safely there with no mishaps. We had a layover, but it didn’t seem that long because San Francisco is a HUGE airport so it took some time to make it through to the international terminal. We left San Fran around 1:30 on a huge jet. Some of the girls slept a lot, I tried, but not very successfully, which is a bit sad because it was a very long flight. We reached Incheon (Seoul) Korea at approximately 17:00. Which, if you want to know Utah time that means about 2:00 a.m. If I did the math correctly, that means it was a 12 hour flight!!!! SO LONG! As of right now, I literally have been in the process of traveling for over 24 hours and still have about an hour to go! Another weird thing is that once I get to Hong Kong it will be 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 4. I lost a day! (Actually 2 since I was traveling for so long!)
I absolutely love the flight attendant’s outfits for Korean Air. They have a tight fitting khaki skirt, and either aqua blue or white shirt with the opposite color tie. Their hair is up in a bun with a hard hairpiece that reminds me of the breast cancer ribbon. It sticks right out. They are so funny and have great accents.
On the ridiculously long flight from San Fran to Korea we got two meals and lots of drinks and snacks. All I can say is that I am glad I have already been somewhat accustomed to eating Asian food. I got the dish called bimibamp, which is a traditional Korean meal. The man was so surprised when I said that I wanted that meal, as the other girls all got the American meal. I don’t even remember what it was, but the rice beansprouts, seaweed, and some other ingredients I didn’t recognize looked much more appetizing. He was even more surprised when he asked if I liked it and I replied with a enthusiastic, “Yes!” On this flight (the one from Korea to Hong Kong) I also ate bimibamp again, but I couldn’t finish it all because I have eaten so much today. Anyway, I also got icecream, which was delicious. It was the perfect end snack.
I watched two movies today. Dear John and Clash of the Titans. They were both okay. I wasn’t extremely impressed with either one, but at least it kept my attention for some of the hours. I read for a while, tried to sleep, listened to music, talked a little. The sleeping situation was bad because I had so little room. And I’m im pain from sitting for so long! I did get a nap while on the layover in Korea and then the first hour of this flight I slept as well. But, I’m trying to not sleep too much until I get to the hotel because my body is already going to be freaking out. It’s 7 a.m. Utah time, but I’ll be going to sleep at 10 p.m. China time.
Anyway, I just figured I’d write something so I could keep some sort of record. J Especially since I’m working on staying awake!!!! I might sleep anyway....
