Flight to Utah

I woke up first thing this morning at 6 o'clock. Got to the airport for 8 and had a nice breakfast with my mum before a slightly teary goodbye despite spending longer times away at uni than I will on this trip. The only thing that i've been nervous about is that my visa's OK and that I'd get through customs OK. England looked beautiful as I was leaving. The sky was clear so I could see the miles of the country, glittering as the sun caught the tops of the cars or windows.

Continental flights are amazing and definately recommended by me. They were always the cheapest flights so I was expecting some crap like Ryanair flights. Nope... TV with a wide range of films and games that I could watch what I want, when I want (The Proposal, Casablanca, Alice in Wonderland and How to Train a Dragon are the films I watched) and free meals. No need for all the food I brought.

I met a girl called Rebecca Griggs who was sitting next to me on the flight from Heathrow to Newark, who was going to an american camp in Pensilvania.

My first impression of New York as I was flying in was that there were a lot of baseball grounds. That's probably a strange thing to think but it's the first thing that stuck out.

The second flight wasn't as posh as the first but I still got another meal... I'm officially full to the brim of airplane food. Las Vegas airport is HUGE! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find Marilyn and Jerry Leider who were picking me up, but as I waited to retrieve my bag from baggage claim, a florescent orange sign appeared over the crowd saying 'shelley calvert'... imagine my excitement to know my fears of being stuck in Las Vegas not knowing what to do were silly imagination :) It was such a great greeting to America, they're wonderfully lovely people. They drove me the 3 hour journey to Cedar City (I fell asleep in the car because by this time it was about 3am British time and all I'd had was a couple of little naps) where I got to see the appartment I'm staying in. The bedroom is big with a double bed and I'll be sharing with two other girls. When we got to the appartment it was 1 o'clock in the morning (8am British time) so I was absolutely SHATTERED!! Goodnight for me! :D