And so my first trip outside of the U.S. begins. Heck, my first trip East of Flaming Gorge begins (I know, pathetic). On Thursday I finished class, ran back to my apartment, and grabbed everything I would need for my trip. I had done laundry the day before, but since I didn't have any luggage up here, I would have to pack everything in Centerville the night before. I drove down to Centerville making a quick stop in Brigham City to pick up Tara.
We arrived in Centerville and I set out packing. I finished relatively quickly and then we headed to Chili's for dinner. Then we headed to Viewmont to watch my all-time favorite musical: The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was the first time Tara had seen it and she loved it! It was just the dress rehearsal, but we crashed it since there was no other way to see it since it played only during the Italy trip. It was also Ms. M's public announcement that this is her last year teaching at Viewmont.
The next morning we headed to the airport. We were incredibly early and so we headed back to Zion's bank to exchange dollars for euros. And while there, mom and dad brought a jacket that I had left (I did not ask them to, they just came anyway. I even told them not to bother, but they were already on their way). So we went back through security.
The next 4 hours in that plane were probably the worst 4 hours of the trip. I was stuck between two others and one was a large person like myself. It was cramped and I didn't sit next to people I really knew. I was also dehydrated but yeah...
We hopped out that plane and ran literally to the other side of the airport. When we got there, I called Camille to wish her a happy birthday a day early. Then we hopped on the plane and Tara and I, through some careful maneuvering and convincing, were able to sit by each other. This made the flight MUCH better than the first. Also the seats are a tad bigger and they work harder to keep you more comfortable, which was what I needed. I cracked open some books to study but nothing was sticking at all. So I took a little snoozer. I woke up and watched a bit of The Social Network. I kept waiting for The King's Speech since it was announced that it would play... but it never did. :'(
We reached Rome and grabbed our bags and went through customs. The process was very much like walking through a door. No, that's exactly what it was. Incredibly easy. And technically that's the end of day one. I'll post day two soon.
