My parents drove me from Inman to Clemson University, where they dropped me off at Long Hall with Professor Hains. We had a leisurely ride to Atlanta, stopping at a McDonald’s outside the city which had a sign posted for “No loitering – 30 minute limit”. At the airport I used a digital self-check in and then gave them my luggage. There we met up with a teacher from Charleston, Diane.
My first motorized flight ever was pretty nice. That is, after a long wait at the end of the runway and closing my eyes as we went gained speed and went up. I enjoyed looking down at Atlanta and the surrounding area from my single window seat behind Professor Hains. However when we got into the clouds so high that the ground was no longer visible, I realized there was nothing underneath me anymore. My stomach felt a bit queasy so I had ate some crackers to distract it. Then the ride was fairly pleasant. I finished reading my textbook for this course, The Dominica Story: A History of the Island by Lennox Honychurch. We might hear a lecture from the author during our stay. Just to fill you in, I have been trying to finish this book in little spurts for over a month. I usually can’t handle more than 6 or 7 pages at a time, especially in the latter part of the history which was denser with names and political parties. I was enthralled by the first main chunk of the book; talking about the formation and population of the islands called the Lesser Antilles (islands formed from volcanos along the clash of continental plates) and the transfer of ownership between the French, English, slaves escaped from other islands, and freedmen. After finishing the book I played a computer game called Minecraft on my laptop (it’s about like digital Legos).
Anyway, once in Miami we didn’t have to wait long before the next flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were 3 seats on each side of the isle and I was in the middle of the right side. One young man, probably about 15, was returning home on my right; a grandmother was on my left, close to the rest of her family. Once in San Juan, I met another undergrad student, Kala, who is graduating after completion of this course. We stayed in a hotel room together in a Best Western which is part of the airport. The start of the day is so amazing here! I woke up at 5:00 this morning to bright light shining in the room, although I decided to sleep until about 10 til 8. Once we re-checked in, Kala and I split a chicken wrap meal at the airport’s Margaritaville. That brought the price down to a reasonable amount and we both felt full afterwards.
I am writing this entry as we are in flight on the prop plane from San Juan to Dominica, right next to the propeller on the left side. The plane is not full so I moved up from behind the propeller to get some good photos, although I have only seen one shot worth taking since they have allowed electronics to be turned on. I am very happy that I brought my leftover candy from going to the movies earlier this week to snack on this plane ride. I’m sure the chocolate will melt in no time in Dominica.
My first motorized flight ever was pretty nice. That is, after a long wait at the end of the runway and closing my eyes as we went gained speed and went up. I enjoyed looking down at Atlanta and the surrounding area from my single window seat behind Professor Hains. However when we got into the clouds so high that the ground was no longer visible, I realized there was nothing underneath me anymore. My stomach felt a bit queasy so I had ate some crackers to distract it. Then the ride was fairly pleasant. I finished reading my textbook for this course, The Dominica Story: A History of the Island by Lennox Honychurch. We might hear a lecture from the author during our stay. Just to fill you in, I have been trying to finish this book in little spurts for over a month. I usually can’t handle more than 6 or 7 pages at a time, especially in the latter part of the history which was denser with names and political parties. I was enthralled by the first main chunk of the book; talking about the formation and population of the islands called the Lesser Antilles (islands formed from volcanos along the clash of continental plates) and the transfer of ownership between the French, English, slaves escaped from other islands, and freedmen. After finishing the book I played a computer game called Minecraft on my laptop (it’s about like digital Legos).
Anyway, once in Miami we didn’t have to wait long before the next flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were 3 seats on each side of the isle and I was in the middle of the right side. One young man, probably about 15, was returning home on my right; a grandmother was on my left, close to the rest of her family. Once in San Juan, I met another undergrad student, Kala, who is graduating after completion of this course. We stayed in a hotel room together in a Best Western which is part of the airport. The start of the day is so amazing here! I woke up at 5:00 this morning to bright light shining in the room, although I decided to sleep until about 10 til 8. Once we re-checked in, Kala and I split a chicken wrap meal at the airport’s Margaritaville. That brought the price down to a reasonable amount and we both felt full afterwards.
I am writing this entry as we are in flight on the prop plane from San Juan to Dominica, right next to the propeller on the left side. The plane is not full so I moved up from behind the propeller to get some good photos, although I have only seen one shot worth taking since they have allowed electronics to be turned on. I am very happy that I brought my leftover candy from going to the movies earlier this week to snack on this plane ride. I’m sure the chocolate will melt in no time in Dominica.
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