No Place Like Home

Hey guys, I'm home.

It took about 43 hours to get from my one in Cairo to my home in California

After staying up all night, driving up to the airport, and tearfully saying goodbye to my family and friends I got onto my plane from Cairo to Istanbul. Nothing much happened. The food was good the entertainment was good. 

Plane to Istanbul

I felt like I was going to Hogwarts

I landed in Istanbul and apparently I had charged $300 worth of data charges to my phone. My mom fixed it and it was only $30. I slept and ate in Istanbul until it was time to fly again. 

Gate monitors

Before going into the gate for my flight to New York, you have to go through a mini security. They checked my boarding pass and passport. Then they asked who packed my bags, if I packed anything for anyone else, if I've left my bags unattended, and stuff like that. 

Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it's Istanbul was Constantinople.

The best kinds of pictures.

On the plane from Istanbul to New York City, many things happened. I sat next to a man who was very polite and looked like a buff John Green. Marriage equality was legalized in the US. A couple on  the plane sitting near me got engaged. 

The food I ate on the plane on the way from New York to Istanbul was alright. It was the same as the food on the way back, but I guess on the way back I was used to Middle Eastern food. It was really good.

The first meal was chicken, potatoes, cucumber, beans.

The second meal was meat, rice, cherry yogurt. 

In New York, I was picked up by my grandparents. The plane landed at 9:40 pm. We got to a gate over half an hour later. It took another two hours to get through customs, to get my bags, to get through security part two, get to my grandparents and the hotel.

What happens when your grandparents are tall

This is how we do

Customs

I slept and went back to the airport. I ate Dunkin' Donuts and flew to California. By the time I landed, I was so hungry. My parents met me at the meeting point. Surprisingly, no one cried.

If America runs on Dunkin', why is there no Dunkin' Donuts in Cali?

Welcome to America

Momy

No matter how many times I asked, my mom wouldn't stop to get me food. Turns out, at home there was chips, fruit and veggie platters, cookies, and a cheese plate. My friends also happened to be there. They all surprised me. I was so excited to see them and the food.

The new house

Casey will never escaped my hug

Youth Council's Welcome Home sign

My babe Catharine

Since, I've been going to the doctor's and the orthodontists. Yesterday, we had family game night. All in all, life is pretty good. Turns out, I was scared of nothing.

Two story book store

It's called addiction

I will continue to blog. I have lots of homework and stuff for school and catching up to do, but I will still blog. Sundays are the days. I might blog other times in the week but there will always be a post on Sunday unless told otherwise. 

I hope you'll stick around, even though I'm not in Egypt anymore. 

Learn something today.

Byeeeee

Corie.