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• So here's how our flights to China worked: we flew from Indianapolis to JFK (or JF Kennedy as Lauren calls it haha), then from JFK to Shanghai (That's in China for those of you who don't know Lolz), then from shanghai to Dalian, then we take the hotel limo to the apartment. #celebstatus

The flight to JFK:

•I'm almost positive that this plane was made for midgets, it was absolutely tiny! I mean when I stood up in the aisle, I had about an entire centimeter to spare. Pretty sure my two- 50 lb. luggage pieces took up the entire undercarriage.  And incase you don't know, I HATE flying, and tiny planes are the worst. #claustrophobic Although I think American Airlines was just trying to prepare us for how huge we'll be in China. So thanks for having my back American! And I knew I was headed in the right direction because there were a lot of Chinese people on the plane haha kidding #sorta. One more thing: During take-off the overhead storage opened up haha luckily heather and another girl were able to shut it quickly #smallplaneproblems 

Oh, and I basically broke my carry-on luggage trying to fit my pillow pet in the bag haha I have an obsession with pillow pets and there's nothing wrong with that!! 

The trip from Terminal 8 in JFK to Terminal 1:

•Want to know how to make me filled with a lot of anxiety? Give me 45 minutes to from from terminal 8 to 1 while getting lost, print our tickets, go back through security and get in line to board a 15 hour flight. The plus side is the employees printing our tickets felt bad for us and let us go through the first class line through security haha "If you appear helpless, someone will help" -Tricia Adreani

The flight to Shanghai:

•LONG.

•Believe it or not, dinner was served immediately after take off and was pretty damn tasty. 

•Just an FYI, my butt was numb for about 13 hours of the flight haha 

•Worst part about this flight: the obnoxious wine-o's who got drunk next to me and wouldn't shut up the whole flight. If you want to know about their entire life stories, just ask me because I heard it all. 

The flight to Dalian:

•Well we actually made it here with extra time!.. And then the plane was like a half hour delayed :/ but better than the other group who didn't make it in time to Qingdao. Anyways this was a short flight with turbulence the whole time. MY FAV! Not.

The apartment:

It's freaking sweet! It's 2-bedroom with 2 beds in each, but we rearranged everything so now we have 3-bedrooms, so currently Ann and I are sharing one and then after 3 months, we'll each have a single room and Heather & Sarah will share one. We have a little balcony too :)

Oh and upon our arrival at the Residences, the manager greeted me, wished me a Happy Birthday, gave me a card signed by the employees and a little bear with a pastry :)

Love you guys!