Sunday, August 3, 2008

The Plane Ride Home

So...today has been a very interesting day so far. We were supposed to leave the camp for the airport at about 3:30 in the morning. There were three groups flying out today, and the camp didn't have enough transportation to get everybody there at different times.

Out team had the latest of the flights, so we would have been there just over seven hours early...crazy.

Daniel, the director of all camps, felt bad for us, so he said he could personally take us to the airport. This was amazing...except for the fact that we each had two suitcases (thanks to all of our production gear) plus at least one carry-on. Daniel had a station wagon...with a very small back end.

Let's just say it was a very tight ride to the airport!

We get there and get through security...no problem. Hit up the last minute gift shops and then head to our gate.

We clear immigration within about thirty seconds....everything is pointing towards the face that it is going to be an awesome day!

That is...until our flight leaving Warsaw is delayed...by two hours. This means that we will also miss our connecting flight in Jersey...so yeah...didn't start off too well.

We finally get on our plane, and head to the runway. As we begin to accelerate, I hear this noise behind me. Come to find out, the lady behind me has a cat with her, and it is going a little bit crazy!

Thankfully, the cat shut up as soon as we got into the air. The takeoff was a little rough...the roughest of any we have taken yet.

So, we get going...about twenty minutes into the flight, the captain turns off the "fasten seat belt" sign. Without even missing a beat, the guy in front of me leans his seat back all the way...jerk.

It normally wouldn't bother me, because the flights I usually take aren't that long...but this is a nine hour flight. And I am about six foot four inches....not a very good combination. Let's just say I haven't gotten any sleep on this flight.

We are just now flying over Canada, on our way to New Jersey. We don't know where we will be flying too next...or if we will even make it home tonight! Ahhh!!!

I WANT MY BURRITO! (I called my parents last night and asked them to bring me a chicken burrito from Qdoba...I have been craving one of those things like crazy the past week!)

That is all I really have for now. I hope you have enjoyed and been able to share my experience in the beautiful country of Poland.

I hope to have all 2000 of my pictures up in the near future...may take a while to upload all of them!

Real life stories will continue. You will hear about some of the different experiences that I have not shared about yet. The things I needed time to reflect on before I wrote about them.

I would like to thank all of you for reading my blog and supporting me on this amazing journey. God did some amazing things with our team, and we are so thankful we have been able to use our gifts that He has blessed us with to spread His message.

Stories...all real...all the time

alex h.

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