Friday, November 28, 2008

The Departure

My adventure to Vietnam began today!

This is going to be a very boring blog entry because there is nothing exciting about waiting in airports, but I promise that subsequent entries will be more interesting! It is hard to write an inspired blog entry when you are already tired from travel and you know that you have many many  hours of travel in front of you (around 30 hours are left)!

Here are some pictures that I have taken so far with my camera phone:

Thanks to the extra vigilance of my mother in shopping for my trip, I am traveling with an entire suitcase with toiletries.

This is a picture of me on the plane from Pittsburgh to New York.



This is the international terminal of JFK airport. I thought that it was kind of cool looking, but I was mostly angry that I had such a long layover, and I had to carry around my luggage for hours because the Asiana Airlines check-in counter was not open when  I got there.



This is me again, taking a picture of myself because I'm bored. Also, I know that my mom takes a lot of these pictures of herself, and I can't let her get better at it than me!



I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and I can't wait to give you more substantive updates in the future!

- Sam

9 comments:

Elise Liu said...

sam, we're all going to miss you so much! update constantly. fly safely. be careful when drinking the water and don't open your bag to give money to beggars. :)

aunt judy said...

sam....thanks for the photos. will be happy to follow your trip/adventure. be safe!!

Anonymous said...

Sam,
....ditto aunt judy on "SAFE"...
will check in everyday....send more photos !! l.k.

denisexu said...
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denisexu said...

hahaha sam those two pictures have the exact same expression. i love it! and i love you. i will save your voicemail so that when i miss you i will still have you to laugh with--it'll be like those pre-recorded messages (ferris bueller-esque!)
be safe dear. miss you

Dave and Betsy said...

Hi Sam,

Great pictures. We are so excited to follow your adventure! :) We are soooooo proud to know you.

kathy said...

Hi Sam, We miss you! Keep writing and posting Pics. LM

Hk said...

Hello Sam,
So glad your mother forwarded your blog. I'll be following your site with interest and excitement! I, too, have read Greg Mortenson's book, Three Cups of Tea--a most inspiring account and certainly a perfect prelude to your adventure. I think of Greg often and fear for his safety--not knowing if he is in the mountains doing what he loves best. Do stay safe yourself and keep those pics coming! Oh, I'll forward the blog site to Sarah--she is wrapping up finals during the next week. Best Regards, Helenkay Smith

Anonymous said...

Hi Sam...
What an incredible adventure and opportunity to do something great !! How's your Vietnamese coming? Stay safe...lkpj