Leavin' on a Jet Plane

There's some sort of excitement wwhen the day comes to board a plane and fly over fields, moutains, towns, cities...Yet, there's always a sense of mystery when you look down from the window and wonder what state you're flying over or when you look out to the aisle of the plane and wonder when the flight attendant plans on bringing you a diet coke and over-salted peanuts. Can't they tell you're starving?

Most people that I talk to think of flying as a hassle--Something they only do because it's a faster means of travelling. I find it fun and exciting. What's more fun and hurtling through the air at 550 miles per hour, 20,000 miles above the earth in a metal tube with a load of compressed air, tons of luggage, and rows upon rows of people?

I love to sit in airports and watch people, making stories in my mind about where they're going, what they're doing, and what their home lives are like. Do they travel a lot for business? Maybe they're just going on vacation with their family. Perhaps someone is filled with excitement about reuniting with their lover or family that they hadn't seen for quite some time.

People may hate flying, but it opens up so many new opportunities. Just think--A trail that used to take months (maybe even years) to travel, filled with lack of food and electricity can now be travelled in the space of a few hours with free peanuts and beverages (not to mention the view)!

Yeah...Flying is great.