07 June 2008

Day One: DETOUR

Well it is midnight and I am supposed to be on a airplane over the big blue ocean. That, however, is not where I am. I am sitting on an airport bed in new york city. Due to shaky weather on the east coast, I missed my connecting flight and am stuck in "airline limbo" until tomorrow. 

So, I'll make lemonade out of lemons and spend the day in the city tomorrow. I am planning on getting up early and taking the subway to my cousin's apartment for lunch. I have no suitcase (of course!!) so I am going to look like a wrinkly, smelly, tired mess walking the streets of new york city but it will be an adventure. Thank you, continental airlines, for giving me a complimentary toothbrush, plastic comb, razor and hairspray. I can only imagine that any problem I run into between now and when I finally get my suitcase back can be solved with those four things.

If this is any indication of what my journey is going to be like- I am going to come back a much stronger and interesting person. Bring on the detours. 

2 comments:

Maggie Searcy said...

you detour has been my favorite part of your trip so far!!! have you made it over yet?? i miss you aleady

Haley Grayless said...

girlfriend. i miss you a lot. this experience sounds like a ton of fun! i'd love to get stuck in NYC, especially if i knew someone there. and, especially if they were the lead in a broadway production. that's a big deal, and i'm jealous.