A Long Flight

Welcome to my first blog post!

It has been a long couple of days. On Tuesday, August the 20th, I left the place that I had been living for all 17 years of my life. I boarded a plane that took me to Atlanta, and then I boarded another plane that took me to South Korea, which is where I am now.

The first flight left from Greensboro, North Carolina, and it took only one hour to get to Atlanta. That plane ride was smooth. It was the second time I had ever flown, and I loved every second of it! Flying is like the good version of a roller coaster (I absolutely hate roller coasters). I got a window seat, and was able to watch as we ascended into the clouds. I love meteorology, and it was very fun to look at all of the different clouds and the storms that we passed over.

I was only 10 the first and only time I had flown. I didn’t remember how it felt for the plane to descend and touchdown on the runway. When you descend, your stomach just falls; it’s like a good feeling and a bad feeling at the same time. We eventually got so close to the runway, and the plane was so straight, that I just assumed we had landed. “That wasn’t that bad; it was pretty smooth, actually,” I thought. Then, we actually hit the runway. It’s like hitting really bad turbulence for a couple of seconds. A girl in the back of the plane screamed as we landed 😂 Surprisingly, turbulence and landing didn’t bother me at all.

The second flight that I took was from Atlanta to South Korea, and it was a 14 hour flight! It was not fun. I was stuck in the smallest seat with no leg room. I felt like I would never get out of there!

I was told beforehand by a family member that I needed to drink every last bit of water I was given, and that I needed to use the bathroom 12 times… I did not follow that advice 😅 I did drink most of what I was given, and I ate all of the food as well (except for the vegetables, those are gross).

I did get to watch 3 movies and play multiple games while I was on the flight. I played Chess, Trivia Games, and Sudoku. All of it was free and done through the TV screens on the back of the chairs. You can listen to music, play games, watch movies, and keep up with the progress of your flight! I lost every game of Chess (that computer is good), and I learned a lot from the Trivia Games. I watched the new Pokémon Detective Pikachu Movie, and I loved it! Definitely recommend it.

Finally, the flight came to an end, and I was in Incheon! I was so excited getting off of the plane and setting my feet on Korean soil for the first time. South Korea is a place that I have wanted to visit for so long, and I am so happy to finally be here. It’s only my first day, but everything that I have already seen is incredible! It’s such a beautiful country, and I cannot wait to learn as much as possible while I am here!