Speaking of that 9:30pm flight on Sunday night (see previous post), that was a fun flight. I was seated next to a pretty, nice University of Illinois-Chicago student for the flight. Interestingly enough, neither of us originally booked that flight either. She had gotten on the flight by virtue of the standby list. That was a blessing indeed.
Because the flight was so late, there were pillows and blankets in every seat. They even turned out the lights even though the flight was only 2 hours long. The dark cabin and pillows and blankets made the flight feel very much like an international flight.
The irony of this was lost on me until I got to Core Analyst School in St. Charles, Illinois (just outside Chicago). I arrived late last night. This morning, they gave us a few stats about the people attending this training. As it turns out, of the 150 people here, 79% are Europeans. In fact, only 15% of us here are Americans. It's a weird experience. That's why I felt like I had flown to Chicago and somehow ended up in Europe!
Meeting a whole bunch of people from a world away is awesome. I've met people from virtually all of the major European nations after only 1 day. It will be awesome to have contacts all over Eastern Europe and beyond. Haha.
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