The Journey
I started my journey to Australia in Philly, where I met up with my best friend Julia. From there we traveled to Los Angelas. The flight was about seven hours and we forced out selves to stay up through it. We watched movies and played some games. It was important that we didn't fall asleep until we got on to our next flight because we knew the jet lag would be a lot worse. We managed to stay wake though. I ended up watching the Fox and the Hound. It was sad but as usual a Disney classic and very good
Navigation through the LA airport was a bit complicated. Many of the people were rude or just did not care which made finding the next terminal hard. We ended up having to take a bus shuttle to a separate building and then found our way to the gate. We looked around and had dinner at Chillies. We got the queso dip, which is one of my favorites, and split chicken fajitas. After dinner, we went to the gate and sat down.
Other intern abroad students recognized the GlobaLinks tag on our carry on and we were able to introduce our selves before the flight. Everyone seemed excited and nervous at the same time.
The flight from LA to Brisbane was 14 hours. This wasn't so bad because unit was night time already and we could finally fall asleep. They actually fed us too and I mean really good food. For dinner, I had chicken and vegetables, a salad, a biscuit, apple juice, chocolate, tiramisu dessert, and teas. Then we received a refresher package, which included water, a bag of potato chips, a chocolate bar, and a fig bar. For breakfast, we had mushroom egg omelet with tomatoes and spinach, a fig muffin, tea, fruit, and yogurt. Not only did the plane have good food but also each seat had a built in TV in the headrest and showed premium movies. I could watch anything I wanted for free. The movies were all new releases too. I ended up watching The Watch and a movie about biking. They even gave us a blanket, pillow, eye mask, toothbrush, toothpaste, and headphones. This plane came with everything and the staff was super sweet. Even with all the luxury, sleeping was difficult. I closed my eyes and tied to keep them closed but a good sleep was out of the question.
For breakfast, I had mushroom spinach eggs, fruit, granola, tea, apple juice, and a fig muffin. All of which was good. I was ready to land though and be back on land. Once we landed in Brisbane we had an hour wait for our next flight which was taking all 9 interns to Cairns. This flight was about 3 hours. Julia and I sat next to each other and watched movies and played games.
When we landed I went to the currency desk to exchange money. The American dollar is very weak compared to the Australian dollar which meant I ended up with less money than when I started. After I exchanged my money all the interns picked up their bags and met up with Ross our tour guide. Mentor for the week. We then headed off to Gilligans Back Packers Hotel.
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