Airports Should Have Free Wifi

(Actually, free wifi should be everywhere, but that’s a story for another day)

I say this because at this moment I am sitting at my gate (B35 Terminal 4 of JFK Airport) two hours before my plane takes off and I keep turning on my laptop magically expecting the little wifi icon to appear with full bars, but so far this hasn’t happened yet so I am left to write this in a word document.

My airport adventure was not as terrible as I expected.  The baggage check and security lines were longer than I am used to (I was the first and only person in line for GSO security the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, which was borderline freaky).  My checked bag was a mere 5 pounds over the weight limit so I had to pay an extra $100.  Checking an extra bag would’ve cost $85.

Only a single file line at security

5 pounds overweight hollaaa

I’m really not as nervous as I expected to be.  I keep stating that the only thing I’m really nervous about is making it through Heathrow airport and switching terminals, but I already wrote a whole post on my nerves for that so I won’t bore you with repeating the same worries again.

Snippets of what I’m looking forward to in the next week:

• Moving into my flat
• Taking a tour of some London landmarks
• Finally finding out what classes I'm taking
• Warmer weather than New York
• Getting my schedule so I can plan future trips
• Taking tons of photos

Airport selfie life

At this time, I would like to thank the people of JFK Airport for keeping me entertained, from the women trying to rescue her cat-like dog into it’s carrier, to the two kids were matching checkered button-down shirts chasing each other on the moving walkways, to the man across from me doing Tai Chi.

The plane has arrived

(Update: I'm posting this now that I have access to wifi, and I'm already moved in!  More soon.)