The Flight

Hi Guys,


So, I have just completed a 31 hour day, where I flew from Kelowna to Seattle to Detroit to Amsterdam to Munich, and then met my host family for the first time face to face. Let's say that I am a little tired today, so I am sure that there will be more than a few massive typos in this entry. First off, big shout out to Ed Piekarczyk for organizing all of my travel arrangements for me and for answering all of my questions, even though there were quite a few of them. Also shout out to the Seattle airport, which remains a fantastic airport for Canadians and Americans to travel through because it is so easy to clear customs (they do much of it electronically, which shortens the time quite a bit) and Delta international air, for making almost all of the inflight entertainment free. keep that up.

There is something a little scary about that moment when the plane's wheels left the ground in Kelowna, and I realized that I was not going to see my one country again for 11 months. That's a new feeling, and definitely a realization moment that this is really happening, that I am not going home any time soon. Lots of new snow on the mountains as I flew by, so get ready Canada, winter is not that far away. It had totally slipped my mind, but landing in Seattle it was impossible not to notice that the NFL season kicked off that day. very rarely do you see a city that provides so much support to their sports teams as Seattle, possibly because it only has three major sports teams, none of which are as successful or as likeable in my opinion as the Seattle Seahawks. As a somewhat amateurish follower of american football, I enjoy the emphasis placed on defence by that team, especially in the Super Bowl.

I won't go into too much detail about the flights, since they are mostly comprised of me watching movies, so nothing to report there, but once again, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for a new title (I'm not very happy with the current one) please feel free to message me on my Google Plus, Facebook (if you have added me), or just in the comments (since I think that you can do that). Sorry about the lack of pictures, this may go on until next week since I don't have my phone up and running yet, and won't until next week at the earliest.

talk to you later,

Gordon