First Day of the Trip

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Today my family and I left our town of Ft. Myers to fly to New York. New York is just a pit stop until our major flight tomorrow for Hong Kong. My parents originally came to New York when they first immigrated to the US so we have a good amount of family living on Long Island.

Our flight left at 11:00 am and we arrived at 1:45 pm. I hate small planes. I really do, they freak me out. This plane was pretty small but not too bad. Luckily, the weather was perfect so the flight was completely smooth. Plus, my mom brought drugs.

My mom has two sisters and a brother. My favorite is the younger sister since she was young and hip and I looked up to her. She's not so young anymore though since she just had her second child. His name is Alex and he is so adorable, only two months old! I never realized how wiggly babies were. o_O

That's basically what we did once we got here, visited my younger aunt to play with the baby. We ended up back at my grandparents' house where the rest of my extended family joined us. My grandmother cooked one of her huge buffet-style dinners for us. Every time I visit, my grandma knows exactly what to cook for me. Best grandma ever.

That's pretty much it, hung out with my younger cousin who's in that teenage angsty stage but she's dealing with it pretty well.

Thank Bob for being able to borrow the neighbor's wireless internet, whichever neighbor that might be.

Tomorrow is our flight to Hong Kong. It's a 15 hour non-stop flight. I'm not sure what I'll end up doing but I've brought a endless supply of electronic entertainment such as laptop, portable dvd player, Nintendo DS, and iPod. I'll make sure to take pictures of how jetlagged I look.

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Photos

Grandparents' House
Front of their house on Long Island. They have lived here for as long as I've been alive and probably longer.

The Living Room
One of the first things my brother did when we got here was set up the PS2.

My Room
This is the room I typically stay in. It used to be my older aunt's room and then it was my younger aunt's room.

Computer!!!
They added a computer to my room and it's nicely borrowing the neighbor's wireless.

The Bathroom
This is a bathroom connected to an even smaller bedroom. The smaller bedroom is right across a tiny hall from the room I stay in. Look at how old this bathroom is. o_O

Snorlax Bath Puff
Dude, I must've left this Snorlax (Pokemon) bath puff here a while ago. o_O

Garden
My grandma has a cute garden area set up in the back where she grows her own vegetables.

Me in Garden
I figure I should stick a picture of me in here at some point.

Comments

[Tay]

THE FIRST COMMENT
It's a nice day for a trip! Hurrah! Yay China! I am an independent individual! Not whipped at all!

[THANNATOZnLILEOYTIS]

I <3 Christine's Travel Blog!!!
Awesome travel blog Christine. I <3 it! Can't wait to read more about your adventure. xoxo, Lila

[AshMonkey]

Dude that house is so freaking quaint! I love it! Have fun kid!