I am writing this while on the floor at the gate for our flight to Philadelphia on Juneteenth. We flew from Tashkent to Chicago via Istanbul today. The 5-hour flight to Istanbul was great because there were lots of open seats and Oliver and Nadia both had a row of 4 seats. They were able to sleep the entire time. We were not so lucky on the Istanbul to O’Hare flight as it was full. It was a grueling 11 hours. Nadia and I shared a row of three with a little girl which made the flight tolerable. Oliver and Ocean both had middle-row seats. I booked aisles for them but there were software problems at the Tashkent Airport, thus having us spread out on the plane.
Ocean and Oliver are staying with their Uncle Andy and Aunt Chantel tonight here in Chicago. Nadia and I are flying to Philadelphia to make a bank transfer. We use TD Bank and they are only on the east coast. We are buying a vacation home in Saimpata, Bolivia. Due to splitting the cost with Nadia’s sister, we are paying in cash and owning it. It is on Air BNB, so we hope to recoup some of the costs or at least make enough to renovate it. I’ll post more about it later once the deal is through.
After traveling through Istanbul and Abu Dhabi, I forgot how nicer many international airports are compared to the USA. I was reminded we are back in the USA with this sign at the American Airlines security check-in desk. What other countries do you need to remind people that they can’t fly without their personal firearms? After a flight delay of an hour, we made it to Philadelphia!
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