I got rerouted again at the last minute this morning (when I checked my cellphone, there was a polite message informing me that my flight to Chicago had been cancelled...about two hours before it was supposed to take off), and luckily I managed to get a flight leaving earlier than the Chicago one, but later than my first one to Dallas. There wasn't as much time to say goodbye, but I think that might have been a good thing. Less time to dwell on how much we're going to miss each other. We were debating minority representation and identity politics pretty much right up until we got out of the car at the airport. It was a nice way to leave, and I'm serious when I say that. I sometimes don't say goodbye when I hang up the phone; see you later is better. Because leaving is never as final as you feel like it is.
They put me through extra security (something to do with having been rerouted so many times; the explanation didn't make much sense and not just because I only slept three hours last night), so by the time I got to the gate my section was boarding. The flight was overall pretty smooth. I started one of my three English books and listened to music and watched the sun finish coming up. It wasn't a terrible way to start things off.
Anyway, so for right now I'm using the free WiFi at the airport and I've got a two hour layover. So far my flight to LaGuardia appears to be on time, but I'm not holding my breath. I'll post something from New York if I can so that y'all know I got there in one piece. If not, I'm not exactly sure when I'll get the chance to write again. It all depends on how long orientation lasts, whether I have internet at my host family's house, etc, etc.
I miss you all; you're in my thoughts.
Until the next!
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