In transit

Guess who made it to London? Amy did! And is now paying through the nose to update you...and have something to do for the next two hours. Okay so first i must say british Airways PWNS Alitalia, the airline i went to Italy on. (for those who don't speak 21st century college student- that means it is MUCH better).

Each seat has it's own personal TV screen and you can select movies, TV shows, music and games, with a very recent and varied selection to choose from. I watched watchmen, and plan on watching some Harry Potter and scrubs episodes next flight. I also listened to lady Gaga's CD and Lily Allens new cd during my flight. It was a very nice flight, with helpful videos you can view about tranferring once you land to connection flights so when i got off the plane I knew exactly where to go. Absolutey wonderful. 10 out of 10 stars.

Also they feed you twice as much as they have to on international flights which is wonderful so I'm not tempted to blow money when I land! Though that could not balance out that i had three little boys behind me and while they weren't loud, when not asleep they couldn't keep still and the youngest being directly behind me was always moving in such a way that jostled my seat. Sometimes it felt like he was outright kicking it he was so antsy. I was losing patience though over six hours when my seat was almost consistantly being pushed or kicked in some way. Luckily he fell asleep at one point I think or went to sit with his father so I had a reprieve that kept me from turning around and reprimanding him. Well I probably would have asked nicely that he stop but I think he was just unable to sit still. Whatever, it's over. Hoorah.

The exchange rate here gets no stars. I refuse to buy food or even a keychain. 500 US dollars equals 269 British pounds. How people studied here for a year, i do not know. I'm stressing over being here for three HOURS. I'll get a british flag patch and stitch it on something. No one will know. And technically it's not like I've really been here, I'm just passing through so getting something would be like being a total poser because people would start asking me all about London.

Also it's funny to see Americans taking off shoes at the British security check points as the lady goes, no no, keep your shoes on. haha. I was savvy and kept mine on so i looked very well traveled and knowledgable. Oh yes. Though during the flight when I realized I was halfway to israel with no hebrew language knowledge in me I did have a What the HELL am I doing moment. It comes and goes. Every now and then i get supremely anxious about getting to campus, which will be the hardest part of my trip, getting from tel Aviv to Jerusalem and to the right campus, because Hebrew University has THREE campuses in Jerusalem. Also the gate I need is a little known back gate and with a language barrier I'm predicting some issues. Also there is a time limit here, if I dont make it in by 2 PM Amy gets to find a hostel for the night. Wish me luck people, really.

Hopefully tomorrow morning you all wake up to another wonderful update confirming that i'm not trapped in some twilight zone between London and tel Aviv or lost in Israel!