Courtyard By Marriott Newark Liberty International Airport

... feel of anxiety was still there; however, there was now a bit of excitement wrapped up in the anxiety. I just wanted to get out the door, into the cab, and checked in at the airport. All went smoothly, thank heaven!<br><br>So here I am, in Philly airport, waiting to begin the first step of my long journey. By the time that you all wake up on Wednesday morning, I should be all settled into my Beijing hotel. China is ...

... br>The reality of this trip popped the bubble of my fantasy of "everything's gonna be all right" and that "people will realize their differences and eventually make up". <br><br>After all of the personal reflection I've done, I still found myself to be quite naive thinking that people can change so easily. <br><br>The ...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 9:55pm<br><br>Wow what a busy two days in New York! The trip began in Phoenix where Bekah and I met at the airport on Sunday with our parents. After saying our goodbyes, we got through security and found our gate with no problems. Our direct flight from Phoenix to Newark left almost on time which was soon after noon. We passed the time on the 4-5 hour flight by playing a highly intellectual game of travel-sized Scrabble (using words ...

The Wendy's manager had assured us the airport was only about 1&amp;1/2 hours away from where we were, but it took us atleast 2+ hours before we finally got there - and then we couldn't find the entrance to Air India! We drove around the terminal - where the sign said it was supposed to be - two times before someone was able to direct us to their new entrance (unmarked) . <br><br>Needless to ...

We boarded on time. Then sat for an hour waiting on airline maintenance to check a door seal... Then we wait for another hour due to airport congestion. But finally we get off the ground and about 30 minutes later I finally calmed down from my concern of whether they adequately fixed the door seal or not... yes I'm paranoid. The meal was a typical airline meal. Drink selection is very poor on Continental. Over all I'm not ...

... who decided to tag along decided he was my boyfriend and acted accordingly... Now I've had my clothes fitted by gay salesmen, but never a random bloke.. It was a random and scary experience, but nothing to crazy happened.. it was a little out of hand when he tried brushing my hair and touching my face, that's when I had to really pull out in the inner macho man and get rid of him, but I'm hoping this will be my last encounter with the other side, so to speak, for ...

... training every year we go back, except I always bunk it because it's a load of rubbish..... here it was compulsory. Its quite straight forward to look up an X-ray and on the system here its quite modern compared to Treliske :) although they think they are ancient because they are pre-2000. Oh and then I had to learn about ordering blood tests etc on the computer, they didn't seem to care that dead patients don't tend to need that kind of thing. We had the most abrupt ...

... to the tourist line-up, like no other famous sight in the world (oh, sorry, except for the Statue of Liberty, of course). We entered the building, which Leah assured me had, on her previous visit, had a line coming down and out the front doors, around the corner and so on. We entered a room the size of two basketball courts and lined up behind a snaking line that filled half the room. Fortunately, we had bought a special ticket pack that allowed us 'front of line access', so we ...

... our train trip tomorrow. At the ymca we check on the internet for cheap flights from washington to new orleans. On the day we plan to fly the tickets are more expensive than we plan. We decide to go back to the room and consider our options while we pack. Packing is a bit of fun. We're both tired and a little preoccupied with our travel options, so we're both a little silly. Since the connection between our brains and our mouths seem to be disconnected at the moment ...

So here I am where I left from. In a city that never sleeps and the crowd is always on the move. New York is truly a place where it all happens. You could say that there is the sleepless in Seattle, but I would think that there is insomnia here in New York. Don't get me wrong, I love it out here, the crowd rushing from one side to the other, everyone dressed up in their suits and ties and skirts, all fashion accessories you could think of. Everyone trying ...