Day 1 (March 16), Travel headaches

From Will Herring ‘09…

We managed to stay up most of Sunday night, working on one of our computers so it would be ready for our trip. We got up at 4:30 a.m. and caught the 6 a.m. bus from Bradley’s  Student Center to Chicago. Arriving in Chicago around 9:30 a.m., we checked in and went through security relatively quickly (where else but an airport can you be treated like you’re 12 years old again?), and then waited for our plane. Leaving Chicago around 12:30, we got to Atlanta about 3 p.m. their time. Our plane from Atlanta to Panama got delayed a bit and we left around 6:30 p.m. and arrived in Panama at 9:30 p.m. (we moved back to our Central time). Thanks to the storm cell in Atlanta, not only was our plane somewhat delayed (and we experienced some slight turbulence), but I got a massive headache.

Once we finally touched down in Panama, and after going through customs (and filling out some paperwork that was so confusing it reminds me of trying to do my taxes), followed by a van ride, we got to our sleeping location. And by this point, we had left the air pressure of the weather cell, and my headache was gone.

The bed-and-breakfast is extremely nice, and around midnight I was finally able to lay down and go to sleep after a long day. Finally, I had arrived in Panama.