Day 1 - Upon Arriving in New York

*Sniffle* It has been a slightly uncomfortable journey for me from Singapore to New York to Boston in the past 24 hours. I couldn't escape the biting chills from the airports and plane flights that have been a nightmare to my dripping nose. On board the plane, I did learn some very important lessons. In fact, the plane flights were our first test of responsibilty, independence and self-control. Strange, but yes, we had to be responsible over how much rest we gave ourselves. To do so, we had to learn how  to control the temptation to watch every movie that was available on the plane. Our parents were no longer there to nag at us about anything, or choose our meals for us, so we could only like or lump whatever we had on the plane. However, what was crucially important on a flight was that we must uphold great responsibility over our belongings. Losing one ticket, boarding pass or custom declaration, though merely slips of paper to us, may just cost us our flight worth thousands of dollars. Losing one's passport, well, is even worse. Losing someone else's property is the worst of all.  On a happier note, I stepped out of the John F. Kennedy airport only to savour the sweet, crisp, chilly American air as I will never taste in Singapore. All my life I was only familiar with the dense, warm and humid air in Singapore, along with the funny local fashion to wear slippers, thin singlets and khaki pants out to the market; so this was indeed one eye-opener for me, to walk over stranger lands and step into their shoes (and clothes). Right now, I am pining for excercise and something physically-stimulating: you wouldn't believe how uncomfortably stiff you can get from sitting on the plane for an entire day watching movies, and how horribly guilty you will feel gorging on delicious American food and regretting taking in the calories later. Looking forward to something energy-draining tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by!

                                                 Felicia Chow
                                      The Blogging Team