Journey home

12/6/08: We awoke at 5:00 and packed up our stuff. We took a 5:30 cab to the airport and got there a little after 6am. Our flight was delayed for about 2 hours. So, we needn't have arrived at the airport so early, but better to get there early than to have missed our flight. The flight was fine, and it went pretty fast. I watched 3 movies, played some cards, and listened to my ipod. I had almost a whole row to myself, and in general, the plane was pretty empty. Getting my bag and getting through customs in London was pretty slick. I spent the night in the airport with some others from my group. We slept in a nook that was near some computers and some restaurants. I didn't sleep very well at all that night, I think because of all the light. 12/7/08: Around 3 am, I got up and used the internet. Afterwards, I tried to fall asleep, but I was unsuccessful. Around 5am, I got up, changed, and packed up my stuff. I then checked my bag. Luckily, I was able to get on a considerably earlier flight out of London. Rather than leaving at 12:40, I left at 7:40. If all went according to plan, I would get home at about 2pm. The London to DC flight was fine, but it left late, and so I missed my connection. Luckily there was one to Boston at 1:45 that I was able to catch. The London flight was also pretty boring because the movies weren't as good, and I couldn't think of much to do.