Got there in the end

so it was quiet an adventure to Ohio! i said my goodbyes to my dad and sisters at Wellington airport, we were running pretty late so the goodbyes were way too short and i didn't even have time to get too emotional. My mum was taking me to Auckland and we actually almost missed the flight. it was such a rush, 11am we had to be boarded by. It all kinda hit me when i went into the plane, i think most people assumed that i was one of those people who didn't like flights or something. they just give me "that look". At least i got a window seat on my flight! it was so sad to be leaving Wellington, i knew i wouldn't see it for a while, i think thats what really got to me the most. my little sister shannon had written me this really cute leter and included a quote from tinkerbell- 'I'll always be beside you until the very end, wiping all your tears away, being your best friend. I'll smile when you smile and feel all the pain you do, and if you cry a single tear, i promise i'll cry too.' That made me cry.
Once i had arrived in Auckland i met up with the other EF exchange students, we had lunch and by about 12:40pm we all began to board our plane. it was 11 and a half hours long. They had really good food at least and there was a pillow (not that it really helped all that much) After my flight to LA i had no idea where i was suppose to go, my next flight was to Denver. My cellphone would only let me text, i couldn't get hold of anyone to help me out. LA reminded me of that video game- grand theft audo. I almost expected some random guy to jump out of his car and do something stupod. It was early morning in LA so it was just getting lighter, i had to ask many questions to finally get to my denver flight. i had to go through one of those xray secerity things. You had to stand in a particular pose with your legas apart (no shoes) and arms over your head. it was a bit public, everyone just watches you stand like that for a long few seconds!
My flight to denver was at 9:30am (LA time) so i had over an hour to work out how to use their public phones. I needed some coins to pay for my call so i went to starbucks near by and got these awesome looking chippies (they actually didn't taste any different from the stuff back home) but basically, i couldn't get through to anyone back home to let them know that i made it to LA. The guy i sat beside on the plane was a little bit worried about me. i was giving him all the signs that i was afraid of flying (i'm actually fine with flying, just happend to be a bit freaked out about where on earth i was going, i was very lost) his wife was in the seat over from him and as the plane took off they were holding hands. i thought that was really cute. Everyone could see their hands linked together through the aisle. Awww
It was about an hour and a half on that flight, not too bad. they were playing 'house' on the little tv screen so i had somthing to do for a while. i was also reading through the book my friend Chloe made me. I took the quiz of where i would most likely travel to. i should have got America as my answer but actually it was England (just what Chloe had hoped wouldn't happen) Just reading through the book she made me made me feel so much beter. It reminded me of why i was doing this trip. Positive strong words all through out the book was so inspirational. I have to thank her for that.
My mum called my phone while i was waiting for my flight to Cleveland. It was such a relief to know that she knew what was going on. I managed to get alot more sleep on that flight and lucky me, i had nobody sitting beside me. It was probably about 2 and a half hours long. the view was amazing. and it had actually just been snowing. It was so much colder in Cleveland, did not expect it to be windy either!


Having dinner at shake 'n' burger

I met my host Mum and sister at Cleveland airport, they were so down to earth and friendly. I was so glad to have finished all that travel. I got in the car forgetting that the drivers seat was on the left hand side. My host mum shelia and my sister Julia took me to 'shake 'n' burger'. We talked about alot of things and I really felt that i had always known them. I had only spoken to them through email and once over the phone. At least i understood what they were saying. There's a few things i say that i have to repeat a bit so they get what i mean. The fries were really good and the burger actually tasted kinda healthy. At the end of it we got a free cup, my first souviner!!! When we got back into the car to head to their house around 40 minutes away it began to snow. Was the best moment ever! Shelia and Julia would be alot more use to the snow so it wasn't so much of a big deal for them. it was just flakes falling from the sky, just like in the movies. When we got to Middlefield i noticed that it had been snowing alot more there. it was so pretty. everything just painted white! It was pretty dark outside so i really couldn't see too much but i loved all the houses we passed. they looked like older homes but there's all these tiny lights everywhere inside lighting up the whole inside of their homes. The house I'm staying at it so cosy, it has a really welcoming feel to it. My room is so nice, a bit of american history in there which is nice. After I unpacked a little, got a shower and emailed my Mum to let her know everything was alright i went to bed. And that was my day of traveling!