My alarm woke me up at 3 AM and surprisingly I was not sleepy
at all. I got dressed and for the last time, I checked if I had packed everything.
I was afraid my luggage was going to be over weight.
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| Ready to go! |
As I arrived to El Cerrito High School, I noticed mostly
everyone was there ready to go. Thankfully Don mentioned my luggage was just
about the right weight. As we waited for the shuttle, we took group pictures
and gathered some snacks for the plane. Unfortunately, my parents had to leave
early since my dad had to leave to work. It brought me a little down since
everyone else’s parents were there with them.
I was sitting down, shivering when Don surprised me out of
no where and sat next to me. The way he walked over was pretty funny. As we
were talking, he mentioned a new park they were building located on 2nd
and Maine St. They have been working on the park for about 11 months now. I was
pretty happy about it. I truly believe we need a lot of more parks around.
They have a lot of positive out comes. Right when he was telling me the great
news, the shuttle finally arrived.
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| Patiently waiting for everyone to sit in their seats |
Once we got to the San Francisco Airport, we went through
the checkpoint and waited a while to board on the plane. Everyone was really
tired and the airplane was pretty crowded. The little table in front of my seat
was broken so I could not really use it. Because I was not feeling well, I took
a nap.
When I woke up we still had many hours to go. I grabbed a
magazine named American Way which had many interesting facts. This article
named “Aqua Cycle” really caught my attention. “Summers hottest fitness trend
takes spin class to the pool.” This really fascinated me because people are now
exercising inside pools. There is this Hydro Bike which is inside the water and
creates a much better workout. Another article that really caught my attention
was “Brain Powered Toys” which stated that women took over just 24% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields based on a report from national science foundation. The toys this woman
sells helps little girls boost their interest in STEM.
As we boarded on the
other plane, I did not get to sit next to one of the girls. Fortunately, the
lady sitting next to me was extremely polite. Her name was Adrian. She
mentioned she was from Chicago, Illinois. She is in a convention and they all
travel together every year usually in the United States. When she was in high
school, she did not go to college right away. She decided to get a job as a
secretary. Once she realized everyone was going to college, she attended DePaul
University.
Out of no where the plane started making unusual movements.
As I looked over at Gabrielle and Mahi we were all spooked. They announcer
mentioned to put on our seatbelts which made it seem even more frightening. I
was hoping everything was fine. Thankfully, everything went great and we landed
safely.
We checked in our dorms and brought our luggage to our
rooms. I should have listened to Don we he mentioned many times to pack
lightly. It was a big hassle trying to carry a heavy suit case up stair cases
with very hot weather.
After we left our stuff in our dorms, we all met up with
Komal to go eat at an Indian restaurant, Kabob and Curry. It was delicious. I
ordered Chicken Tikka Masala. It was chicken with some sort of orange sauce all
over it that tasted not too spicy and not too sour. It was perfect with white
rice on the side.
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| Delicious Chicken Tikka Masala |
Departure Day is always so tiring for a lot of reasons. The pre-departure excitement always wears you out; getting out of bed at a time when you might normally be going to bed is another; the time zone change never helps and even the heat and humidity will zap your strength. And then there’s spending all day on airports and airplanes--never fun.
ReplyDeleteBut now you’re in your dorm room and can spend a nice night resting before Orientation.