9/13/2020 0 Comments Flights9.12.2020- Today is the first day of flying for my trip to Rwanda. My first flight is a one-way from RDU to JFK, and then I will be beginning my round-trip flight from JFK to DOH to KGL over the next day or so. It was very sad saying goodbye to my family and my pets. Being at college only an hour from home I have never been away from them for too long. Sometimes I feel silly that my first trip off the East Coast is all the way to Rwanda, but may as well take a leap of faith. I'm hoping that the traveling goes well. There doesn't seem to be a lot of people at the airport so hopefully the risk of exposure to COVID-19 will be low, though I will still take every precaution. I am by myself for the RDU to JFK flight, however I will be meeting up with another girl from my program in JFK and we will be doing the rest of the flights together which is exciting! I know that she is an experienced traveler so I'm sure we'll be all set!
Update 8PM EST: Flight from RDU to JFK went smoothly. Then came the mayhem of ending up in the wrong terminal and trying to figure my way around. Then I finally made it to the right check in at Qatar airways and everyone was super friendly and helped me get to the right place. Unfortunately all of the restaurants had closed, but luckily I brought snacks and there will be food served on the flights. 9.13.2020 Update 11PM in DOH: The 12 hour flight went really well! The dinner was salmon and mashed potatoes which was really good! I slept for some of the flight but overall really enjoyed it. Coming out I now really want to start travelling more and getting so see more places! Everyone except one of the people in our program were waiting in the Qatar airport for us to come in. We've been playing cards and walking around/bonding which has been really fun. I am very excited for the adventures to come! Now we wait until our last flight at 2 AM where we will arrive in Kigali, Rwanda at 7:25 AM. Update 8 AM: AND WE’RE HERE!!!! It feels incredibly unreal that this dream has come true. Everything is so beautiful and everyone is incredibly nice! The last flight went really well, I watched Clue which is one of my favorite movies, and had two small glasses of South African wine with my dinner. I am so excited to start exploring and tasting the cuisine!
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