Early Starts

I woke up at 3:30 am on January 5, hopped in the shower, ate a bagel and had my last cup of coffee with my family. Then, we loaded up the car with my three bags and headed to Elmira, New York. A cold front had begun to blow in the night before and the wind was unreal. I got to Elmira, said goodbye to my family and made it through security in about 8 minutes. We had to walk on the tarmac to get to the small propellor powered airplane. The wind was still very strong. I have flown many times and traveled to many places, but never have I been that scared. The turbulence was so violent that even the flight attendant looked nervous. Somehow we made it to Philadelphia in one piece and I headed to my gate to wait for 3 hours.

On the flight to Doha I had an aisle seat which was nice. Our flight attendant was named Raluca, she had a tight blonde bun of hair and maroon lipstick to match her jacket. She was very nice to me. Drinks were brought around more frequently than other flights I have been on. I ordered Johnny Walker Red Label with 2 ice-cubes and Raluca was sweet enough to give me a little extra each time. I must have had 5 or 6 shots of Johnny Walker before dinner, which was served with wine. 

The first meal I had was a vegetarian Thai dish, but the vegetables were not appetizing so I just had the rice and ate the roll. For breakfast, I had chicken marsala which was quite delicious. 

The in flight entertainment selection was not bad. I watched Maze Runner, X-Men: Times of Future Past, November Man, What If, and listened to a few music playlists. After each movie or playlist, I would stand up to stretch and move my legs so I could get blood flow. 

I could not sleep much. I think I was too excited for the adventures that are ahead of me. Nevertheless, 11 hour flights are too long to be in economy seating.