Regardless of the long flight we endured yesterday and how tired I was, I still was wide awake at 3:00 am today. This was ok since we had to catch the 6:00 shuttle to the airport anyway.
pre-packaged cinnamon buns, bagels, oatmeal, raisin bran, waffles, yogurt, OJ and coffee. We knew we weren't in Turkey anymore when there were no tomatoes or cucumbers in sight. These were served in some form in EVERY meal we were offered while in Turkey.
We got to the airport in good time and got checked in. (They actually provided a shuttle what would hold all of us this time). After speaking with four different United Airlines agents, I finally got a friendly manager who waived the baggage check fee for the group since we were continuing on from an international flight. We were grateful for that!
It was weird to walk through the airport with monolingual signage and everyone speaking in English again after being surrounded by so many different languages for the past week. The trip really gave everyone in the group an increased awareness of different nationalities/ethnicities, particularly in the Istanbul airport where people from all over the world were in transit! You would see some traditional clothing style and wonder...I wonder where there are from?
Arrival in Wichita was wonderful and everyone headed their separate ways. It was a great trip with a great group of students!
"Welcome to Wichita"
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