The Flight
I arrived in Bahrain 2 weeks ago. The flight was both exciting and restful. Exciting because of where I was flying to and who I would be seeing upon my arrival. Restful because my uncle Paul managed to bump me into business class where I enjoyed champagne, a fold down bed, and a wide variety of movies and TV episodes. I had my own little remote and everything! The food was incredible as well. I enjoyed some lamb in the evening and a delicious fruit bowl upon my waking. All in all, a wonderful flight. Below is a picture of what my "pod" was like.
The Arrival
Kansas City to DC was a little over 2 hours, DC to Kuwait (the long stretch) was just shy of 12 hours, and Kuwait to Bahrain was about 45 minutes. Add the refueling and lay overs and you get a 19 hour flight. 19 hours of thinking to yourself "Is this really happening?" "Am I really moving to Bahrain?" "Am I going to embrace my girlfriend for the 1st time in just a few hours?" The answer of course to all these questions is YES!
I arrived in Bahrain around 5 pm (9 am KC time) Sunday afternoon. Beni was there waiting for me at the gate. She would say later that "I looked right through her!" I disagree slightly. I don't know exactly what happened. I will say however, that my eyes were skipping from face to face so rapidly that I quite possibly looked in her "general direction", ... but I DEFINITELY did not look right at her and then move on. Nevertheless, our eyes did finally meet. We embraced. It was wonderful.
I arrived in Bahrain 2 weeks ago. The flight was both exciting and restful. Exciting because of where I was flying to and who I would be seeing upon my arrival. Restful because my uncle Paul managed to bump me into business class where I enjoyed champagne, a fold down bed, and a wide variety of movies and TV episodes. I had my own little remote and everything! The food was incredible as well. I enjoyed some lamb in the evening and a delicious fruit bowl upon my waking. All in all, a wonderful flight. Below is a picture of what my "pod" was like.
The Arrival
Kansas City to DC was a little over 2 hours, DC to Kuwait (the long stretch) was just shy of 12 hours, and Kuwait to Bahrain was about 45 minutes. Add the refueling and lay overs and you get a 19 hour flight. 19 hours of thinking to yourself "Is this really happening?" "Am I really moving to Bahrain?" "Am I going to embrace my girlfriend for the 1st time in just a few hours?" The answer of course to all these questions is YES!
I arrived in Bahrain around 5 pm (9 am KC time) Sunday afternoon. Beni was there waiting for me at the gate. She would say later that "I looked right through her!" I disagree slightly. I don't know exactly what happened. I will say however, that my eyes were skipping from face to face so rapidly that I quite possibly looked in her "general direction", ... but I DEFINITELY did not look right at her and then move on. Nevertheless, our eyes did finally meet. We embraced. It was wonderful.
so crazy! make sure to post these often.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, Jonny! So glad you'll be keeping us updated on your adventure in Bahrain! Love & prayers being sent your way!
ReplyDeleteJonathan this is awesome! Meg and I will be praying for you. I can't wait for the next post...
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