My New Zealand Jobs

Back in the USA

I flew back to the USA on July 16th. A friend picked me up at my hostel, and I flew from Christchurch to Auckland. The flight was delayed, so I bought Peter Jackson’s biography to read while waiting. Took 12 hours to fly to LA. Watched Hidalgo and Miracle on the plane. Once I arrived back in LA, it was hot and muggy. Made my way to US Airways, only to be told that Air New Zealand didn’t correctly change my ticket, and that I had no ticket. That was a frustrating moment. However, they just charged me a $100 change fee and got me on the plane. Whew (though still wasn’t happy about it all). Another 4 hours or so and I was in Pittsburgh. Met my brother there and headed home (by car this time). It was about 32 hours of traveling in total, a long, long day.