Leaving America!

Finally, the trip to Europe is here.  After months of planning, waiting and even quitting our jobs, we are going! Over the last few days, my bags have been packed and repacked numerous times. We’re only allowed 1 bag weighing up to 20kg, which means recycling a lot for 6 weeks. Diem and I even took a last minute trip to Sav-Ons this morning to pick up some last minute essentials.

My mom, dad and Jae accompanied us to the airport. Being LAX we had to unload our luggage at the curb in a hurry, say our last goodbyes, gave our last hugs, and then they left and we were on our own. Just Diem and I, me and Diem…I was feeling a bit scared after parting, but then stepping through the sliding doors I had to put the fear aside and get things done. We went to the counter, checked in, and made sure our bags get plopped onto the conveyer belt. I sure hope that they don’t lose our luggage, that would be such a pain. After checking our bags, we headed towards our departure gate passing some security checks where they x-rayed everything we got. While waiting, we stopped at Starbucks, and browsed for some books and magazines before boarding our plane.

One hour, a snack and juice later we landed in San Francisco. From there we got to our next gate and got in line to board the plane, by 7pm we were in the air again flying over the Pacific. Good Bye USA!