Blogs from EWR, Newark, New Jersey, United States, North America - page 2

Voy a decir que estoy en Manhattan, que suena muy bien, aunque en realidad estoy en el aeropuerto (Newark), que está en New Jersey...y me aburrooooo, tengo las piernas como columnas jónicas, tengo sed, y quiero fumar... Quiero llegar ya! Y pensar que me queda otro interminable vuelo hasta llegar a mi destino... Para fumar, tengo que salir y volver a pasar por todos los controles necesarios...hay un hombre mirándome y enseñándome su cartel de "Patricia", y le he dicho 40 veces con mi mirada que yo no soy Patricia...!!! Estas fotos las he hecho desde el avión, en realidad ha sido culpa de mi compañero de asiento, que me ha sugerido tomar unas fotos de Manhattan mientras estábamos aterrizando...después ha sido cuando me ha dado cuenta de que en realidad no se pueden usar aparatos ... read more

And so the adventure begins. I’m sitting in Newark airport awaiting the departure of my 14 hour flight to Delhi and the start of what will hopefully be an amazing life experience—6 months living in Nepal. I feel like since the day I received the email from Kathmandu that I had been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship that I have been anticipating this day. And now it’s hard to believe it’s actually here, and my 150 lbs. of luggage are on some conveyor belt somewhere in this massive airport waiting to be loaded on a huge plane. Saying goodbye was difficult. I spent a weekend in PA saying goodbye to family and had 2 dinners (one a surprise) with friends to celebrate my departure. I am so lucky to have so many people who will miss me ... read more

The day is finally here.After volunteering at the zoo until noon we packed and headed to newark.Second person to check in and 96.5 lbs of luggage. *phew* I JUST made it. I was happy about that one.I checked in and asked Daniel (aka danny boy) where I should go.He was like "uh you can hang out ehre or go through security?w/e"not exactly what I was expecting to here.I guess that's my first feeling of freedom as a college student. ... read more

Yes, this has been part of a major turning point for me. The opportunities I've come across, first out of necessity of distraction from personal stress and relief from my old work routine, have become an expanded professional project. I've been able to be figure several things out along the way, not everything, but many things, which is very good. But first, I've got to get home. My plane left McCarran at 10:15 p.m. last night, and arrive in Atlanta around...who knows, around 6 a.m.? Then I waited for three hours, as it was our layover time. I picked up an interior decorating magazine. I craved pizza and I found some, but it tasted terrible. I curled up in the chair near my gate and tried to sleep. It was so cold. Other people were stretched ... read more

There are several things that alert a traveler that she is about to embark on a very interesting journey: 1) When the last glimpse of American life that she sees is in Newark International Airport. 2) When she is subjected to airport security on three separate occasions on the way to the gate, then told that her sweatshirt is too baggy to ensure passenger safety. 3) When she is cowering on the floor near the entrance gate, surrounded by women in saris, and trying not to get trampled when there is stampede to enter the flying prison that will keep them all captives for the next seven hours, thirty minutes, and 23 seconds. Not that she is counting, of course. They say that, when it comes to airlines, you get what you pay for. A wealthy ... read more