So, I'm home.
Finally.
It was a wonderful month, and I'm so glad that I went, but cliched as it is, there really is no place like home.
Just for fun, I'll run through my day. We'll work in Czech time, since that's where my internal clock was stationed.
3:45 a.m.- I wake up and pack the rest of my belongings. My bag weighed a lot. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 kilos.
4:30- The cab picks us up and drops us off at the airport. The drive took half as long as expected because (surprise, surprise) traffic is slow that early in the morning.
6:45 a.m.- We board the plane to Paris, which is supposed to take off at 7:15.
9:15 a.m.- After trouble loading luggage, and then some minor repairs, we finally leave, only 2 hours behind schedule. We've been on the plane the whole time. Good thing we had a long layover...
11:00 a.m.- We have lunch (don't ask how much I paid for it, it was in Euros. Probably way too much.), get the the gate and fill out our Customs paperwork.
2:00 p.m.- We take-off out of Paris for Detroit. Since we were running a tad bit late, the Captain says we'll make up some time by faster. I was unaware that we could make the flight shorter by just stepping on the gas a little bit. I guess I learned something...
2:15 p.m.- I discover the 4 crying babies on the flight. Lucky me.
I am seated next to a very nice girl from Kentucky who was on her way home from Paris. I felt bad, as she had a 14 hour layover in Detroit to wait for another 2 flights to get home. I'm sure it would have been faster to drive.
3:00 p.m.- I start watching in-flight movies, I begin with "X-Men Origins- Wolverine" move on to "The Boat That Rocked" (which is very good, and isn't out in the States until November", then "The Soloist" and get through 2/3 of "Star Trek" before we land.
11:00 p.m.- (5:00 Michigan time)We get through customs pretty quickly, and we're probably out of the airport within a half-hour of landing. Mom and Dad came to get me and we start the 2+ hour drive home.
12:30 a.m.- We stop for fast food, which takes almost an hour. Turns out White Castle must keep cattle out back and make really, really fresh burgers.
3:00 a.m.- We arrive home, Brandon is waiting in the yard, watching deer. I unload some laundry and souvenirs, and talk (probably incessantly) about my trip.
8:00 a.m.- I finally go to bed. at this point, I have been awake (various stages of awake, but not really sleeping much anywhere) for roughly 30 hours. It was a very, very long day.
I'll be back in Kalamazoo sometime this week, just as soon as I figure out when I need to be back to work and sort out all of the things that need to come back with me. Hopefully I'll be able to schedule some time with all of the people I haven't seen in forever.
I kind of doubt I'll be posting anymore, since this was basically a blog for my trip and my trip is over, but if I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Love always,
Emily
