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Traveling to the Old Continent

When I first walked on European ground I had a very special man with me, my father. He had come to visit me in the United States, where I was getting my college degree. He had never seen the Big Apple and was thrilled to do it with his younger daughter. We were staying in Connecticut, near the New York State border, with his cousin Chiqui, a cheerful sweet person. On the day of our departure, she was to drive us to the airport. So for the next few days we needed only to relax and enjoy the city that never sleeps, literally.

Times Square, NYC

Times Square, NYC

After strolling through Central Park, having a hot dog, admiring the Statue of Liberty, going blind in Times Square, and enjoying Chinatown, the big day finally came. It was time to cross the pond on an airplane London bound.

We left the house four hours before our departure time, just in case we encountered any traffic jams or any other problem. As we were approaching the JFK, I turned to our cousin and said, “El JFK? No, nuestro vuelo sale de Newark.” She hit the breaks and with a wild-eyed expression said, “No, you’re kidding!” I took out our flight details, and realizing I was right, we all got very nervous. Newark airport was in New Jersey, and we had to cross Manhattan to get there. The smartest thing to do was to take a bus from the JFK. We kissed her good-bye and our adventure began with a beat.

Clock ticking. Heart pounding hard. Lines that seemed endless, a passport stamp, and a race to our gate. We made it. Traveling to the old continent had never been so intense.

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