Filipino Adventures Day 1

I can't really say the adventures have started since I have spend the past 20 hours in airport terminals or on airplanes, but it has definitely been an experience so far. Before we even started planning this trip I knew the plane ride was going to be pure misery. It wasn't as hellish as I expected, but it was definitely an unpleasant experience. You would think that they would create more space between seats on planes that fly internationally ... you would think. That definitely is not the case and I spent most of the 12 hour flight from L.A. to Korea squirming in my seat. I was able to get a few minutes of shut eye hear and there, but as soon as I found a comfortable position and fall asleep I would wake up 10 or 15 minutes later not so comfortable anymore.

Enough about that though. I was able to watch a couple movies during the flight. Gran Torino was an interesting choice of movies for me to select from considering the population I was surrounded by on the flight. There are so many racial slurs in the movie that I probably would have felt uncomfortable if everyone on the flight was watching the movie at the same time.

We are flying Korean airlines and I encountered greetings from the flight attendants that I am still not sure how I should respond to. They bow at you all the time, but I don't know if I'm supposed to bow back. It feels kind of awkward to me. I don't think bowing is a tradition in Filipino culture so hopefully after our flight to Manila (we are on Korean airlines) we won't encounter anymore bowing haha.

Right now we are sitting at our gate and our flight doesn't leave for another 3 hours. It is 5:00 a.m. here and none of the bars are open. It feels kind of weird wanting a beer this early in the morning, but my internal clock is all jacked up and it would be nice to have one and relax. It would probably help me sleep for a little bit before our flight. These seats aren't the most comfortable things in the world, but they definitely beat be cooped up in a plane.