Dear whoever reads this,
Sleeping on and off, movie after movie, the flight just didn't end. Every time I woke up I thought I was there. Nope. We are near Hong Kong flying over Wuhan with 608 miles left. An hr and 45 min. If you think I'm almost to my final destination, you are wrong. I have a layover then a 3 hour flight to Chiang Mai Thailand. It's 11 pm in New York and it's noon in China so my body better adjusted quick because once I get there, it's time to start my work. I don't know how some of these people do this flight often. I met a man, 76 years old and flys to Hong Kong every few months. I met two business men who go from New York to Hong Kong and Shanghai every week. I am one of 6 "Americans" on the flight. Hardly anything is in English and hardly anyone speaks English. I couldn't imagine taking this flight daily because of the flight time. I just keep hearing it on repeat in my head,"just stay up all day and you'll be good Ethan." If you sleep after the long flight you won't adjust because it's mid day in Asia and the jet lag will creep up and hit you like a moving train. I did a bunch of writing while trying to watching James Bond and Black Mass. They served the best cup of noodles I think I've ever had along with my dinner which was stir fried chicken with veggies. I've never had a meal that good on a plane before (well except on the plane to Africa and Hawaii) and not complaining!! My use of chopsticks is improving quickly but everyone slurps their soup so imagine hearing a huge plane full of people slurping cups of noodles all at once. My biggest pet peeve. Good thing my headphones tune it out. That's it for now.
Thanks for reading!!
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