I woke up around 8:30, repacked me stuff and checked out around 10 from the hostel. We walked around Queens Street which was the main drag for about an hour and then took the Airbus back to the airport. We had to get our bags out of storage, repack my bags to get them the right weight and then check in. Luckily I got to check two bags at check-in and I marked them fragile to keep my souvenirs safe.
Auckland airport had free internet on three computers and I decided to check my email which meant I had to wait for a computer to become open and then jumped on.
We proceeded through security and surprisingly I got through with all my food except for one jar (I had two) of peanut butter (and it was the gross pb anyway). I had a jar of jelly and another jar of pb which they didn't even touch. Once we passed security, I met up with a few more BSU students and we hung out in the lounge area. I walked around to the other shops to waste time and a pb&j sandwich for lunch. We had about 3 hours to hang out so we played card games and shopped around. More and more students started meeting up and then the Avilas came too and we all headed to the gate. About 6:45PM, we all boarded the plane. The plane again was huge, however, not as high-tech (no touch screens this time, we had small remotes in the arm rests). All of us sat relatively close, either in the same aisles or across from each other.
It was freezing on the plane when I stepped on, but there was a pillow, a blanket, and headphones awaiting me at my seat. I started a movie ("No Strings Attached") right away when I got on. About an hour in, we were served dinner--I got a vegan meal just to be safe and got a fruit cup, salad cup, 2 rice/corn patties, steamed vegetables and beans--it was okay, a little bland but was filling. After dinner, I went to sleep and slept solid for about 4 hours. When I woke up, the plane was dark and everyone was sleeping. I had to get up and walk around a little, but then I laid back down for another 3 hours.
When I woke up this time, breakfast was being served. I had: 2 corn patties, mushrooms, 2 manicotti-looking things, OJ, cereal and soy milk, and a fruit cup. Again it wasn't bad but rather bland---kinda disappointed with the meals on this flight and the other students got pancakes----How are those not vegetarian it beats me.
After breakfast, I got up and stretched in the back of the plane for about a half hour and walked around. I listened to music for the rest of the flight and filled out declaration sheets. The plane ride went very fast for me, I mean I slept more of it, but it felt like only a few hours and we were landing. I guess there was some really bad turbulence and I just slept right through it. I also felt like I was eating the whole time. New Zealand Air took very good care of me and always made me feel comfortable.
We landed at 12:30PM in LAX to relive May 1st all over again.
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