I learned that getting to Ghana is much more difficult than it would seem.. after buying plane tickets, getting a visa, being immunized for everything people can think of, finding my passport, packing for a 3 month stint in a foreign country, and getting to the airport on time.. how difficult could it be?
Here is my experience:
Salt Lake City : Flight is cancelled due to volcanic ash.
Salt Lake City: After 2 hours of searching, flight is rescheduled for Wednesday night at 1 am.
Salt Lake City : Fly out.
Atlanta Airport : 2 hours of sleep. 4 hours of waiting. Meet a girl from Texas also going to Accra.
Atlanta : Fly first class. Fed huge lunch on a 2 hour flight. Happy.
New York : Meet missionary going to Ghana. Meet more girls from Texas going to Ghana.
New York : Sit on the plane for an hour at the terminal.
New York : Taxi out, wait for over an hour while they decide a backup system is failling.
New York : Take us back to the terminal, and don't tell us anything.
New York : Find a new terminal to wait at. Get food vouchers.
New York : Give us another flight time to leave. 11:15 pm. Current time 6:15 pm.
New York : Wait 5 hours at the terminal. At 11:30, they tell us the plane has been rescheduled for 8 am. Begin cursing Delta.
New York : Get hotel vouchers. Wait 2 hours for hotel shuttle to come. Curse Delta more.
New York : Get to the hotel. 39 rooms available - more than 80 people. 50 people without rooms.
New York : Wait another hour for the next bus. Meet very upset music people from Berkley.
New York : Get to new hotel. Front of the line. Offer my room to any others who won't get a room.
New York : Get to room, shower. Get to bed at 3:45 am. Curse Delta a lot.
New York : Get up at 4:45 to catch the 5:30 shuttle airport. Half hour of sleep, stupid Delta.
New York : Almost don't get through security because our ticket is listed for the previous day.
New York : Get on plane on time.
New York : Wait on the plane an extra hour for the third pilot. Delta.. after all this.. you can't get us out on time??
New York : Take off. Fly first class because of volcanic ash on Monday.
Accra, Ghana : Arrive. Met by 3 wonderful guys who recognized us, and attacked us with hugs and handshakes.
Long story short: Curse Delta. Long delays. No sleep. Good ending.
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