After not sleeping the whole night, my friend drove me over to the airport at 4 in the morning to catch my early flight from Rochester to Newark. The flight was unremarkable (I slept through the whole fight), and then I had a four hour layover. The next flight was a bit more eventful, mainly due to the food options given to us on the trip.

The first snack given to us was a rice based snack encased in a thin coat of chocolate. Sadly, I did not grab a picture of this snack, but it was yummy.

For our first meal, they gave us the option of either butter chicken or stir fried vegetables. Seeing as I’m allergic to many vegetables, I decided to take the safe option and eat the chicken. Sadly, I still had an allergic reaction to the chicken because of the sauce that was on it, so I did not eat much of it. I was also unable to eat the salad as I was allergic to ingredients in that too. However, the brownie brittle was delicious, and the bread helped me overcome the allergic reaction I was having due to the chicken.

For the second snack, we were given turkey and swiss cheese sandwiches with M&Ms. The sandwiches weren’t the best, but I was grateful for something to eat that I was not allergic to. Luckily, it’s incredibly difficult to mess up M&Ms, so those were delicious.

For the last meal on the plane, we were given the option of either waffles or eggs with sausage. Because I didn’t want to risk being allergic to the waffles, I chose the eggs and sausage. Thankfully, this time my caution actually worked, and I was able to eat everything given to me without any issues. The pineapple and grapes were refreshing to eat after only eating prepackaged food the whole flight. The eggs were plain, but adding salt and pepper made it much better. The bread was bread: a safe food for me to eat, but not outstanding in taste. The best parts of the meal were the potatoes and the sausage. They were very flavorful and filling.

The 14 hour flight itself was nothing remarkable. I slept, listened to music, and watched Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and started watching The Last of Us. I also had a small chat with the person sitting next to me who was a student on a class trip to visit Japan to follow the trail of the samurai, and each student is supposed to present a part of the trail. I wished him good luck with his part as we exited the plane.

Now, I am in Japan! Ignoring getting lost on the train system, getting from off the plane to the hotel was not too difficult. My trip is off to a great start!