Romantic dreams of adventure to foreign lands colored my expectations for the flight, but after a couple hours the reality of air travel came soaring back to me: it is little more than a dull game of musical chairs, except each time the music stops there's a little less legroom. Staring at the swaying 747 wing thousands of feet above hard California, I realized that the best flight is a boring flight. Fortunately for me, that's exactly how the first leg to San Francisco was. Unfortunately for you, that's how this second flight is shaping up as well - no matter how cleverly I describe it, there's no way to interestingly present the few noteworthy items. So, resigned to mundanity, here's a list:
-Through complete coincidence, Matt Hoffman is sitting one row behind me on this flight to Hong Kong. Amusingly, he discovered this morning that his bags weighed too much, so he offloaded some of the heavier junk into a large paper shopping bag which he hauls about - looking a little too homeless for a thousand dollar plane ride.
-All of the flight announcements are given in English and (what I can only assume is) Chinese. I am now more glad than ever that I chose to study abroad to a place where English is spoken.
I will now retire from this entry to enjoy the in-flight video presentation...we are lucky to see on this flight the Discovery Channel's "The Present and Future in Ancient India."
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Did you know that your one-way trip from San Francisco to Hong Kong produced 3.5 Metric tons of carbon dioxide? That's how much it cost you alone. Then, there's another 3.5 metric tons for Hoffman (though I have a hunch he does care) and another 3.5 metric tons for every other passenger on that plane! Of course, this is an estimate on the average sized plane. 747s, being the biggest Boeing has to offer, might be producing a little bit more...
Make sure to plant a few tress while you're over there!
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