With the exception of one horrifying moment, the experience has been okay. It's loud and busy and not exactly on the top of my list of places to be, but it's also not on the bottom. There is free wifi, which even if every other bad thing that could happen happened satisfies me. Lord knows I would die sans Internet.
As aforementioned, there was one bad experience. At the first stop at the airport, I just about died (and not due to the 20 minutes living without Internet). It was the first time I has ever stepped foot into an airplane, and as I have already explained I was nervous. I walked up to the check counter so I could check my luggage. I handed the lady my passport and the boarding slips and the luggage. To my great relief, my baggage weighed only 39 lbs. However, just as I breathed a sigh of relief the lady turned and looked and me with the most serious look on her face. " I am so sorry. Your passport isn't valid..."
My breath caught in my throat, and I could feel another batch of tears and yet another panic attack coming on. After what felt like an eternity, she continued the sentence I assumed has ended.
"... Without a signature."
My passport had been stored in a safe since the day it arrived in the mail, so I had not had time to sign it. Thankfully, the lady (probably laughing at me because I swear she paused purposefully) handed me a pen. Thank god.
Hopefully no more traumatic experiences ensue, though I'm pretty sure flying will be scary. I've researched all about airplanes and how they fly. Turns out, airplanes want to fly. Who knew? And even if we crash on a desert island that doesn't actually exist, I will at least be surrounded by astoundingly attractive people (save a large, friendly man with a Walkman).
