After flying to China a handful of times, I know what to expect. As many times as I’ve traveled oversee, this flight to China is one brutal flight! Sixteen hours from my home in Atlanta Georgia. The flight is long and laborious. I am flying China Air to Beijing. I leave Atlanta at 10:00 a.m. to JFK in New York where I have a four-hour layover before I board the plane to Beijing.
After making my way to the Atlanta airport this morning, I was told that I need to check in at the International Terminal. The line was really long to check in and I almost missed my flight to JFK. The flight was uneventful, just like I like them. After grabbing some lunch, my last American meal until I return home, I boarded my plane for China. The flight was completely booked and you guessed it, I was given the center seat, which is one of my least favorite things. I sat next to a young Chinese girl named Maggie who was flying home to visit her family after studying in New York. Maggie was a pleasure to sit by for fourteen hours, and she explained the Chinese culture and mannerisms of her countrymen. We finally arrived in Beijing after a very long flight and some really bad food!
The training center always sends somebody to pick me up and drive me to the Tiantan Hotel. The traffic in Beijing makes LA, NY and Atlanta look like a drive in the country. There are no rules of right of way and if you are a pedestrian, it’s every man for himself and God for us all! I can’t believe there are not more wrecks and people killed, as the Chinese driver’s are crazy!
I finally make it to the Hotel where I will unpack, grab some dinner and start my jetlag sleep. I usually will get three hours sleep maximum the first few nights.
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