When was the first time you traveled by plane? Where did you go and did you like it? Where were you sitting, by the window, in the center or aisle? What did you do before the flight and what did you do during the flight (sleep, read, watch movies, do crossword puzzle)? Did you experience turbulence and were you scared?
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Igor parkhomovich
2/1/2011 05:02:30 pm
Igor Parkhomovich ESL L40 02/02/11 Story about my first time in the airplane. When I lived in my country CCCP , I traveled lot by airplans. Must of the time I traveled with my parents . We lived at very north of Russia ,at a place called Norilsk. We all traveled because almost every other summer my father and Mather take vacation for two month and we go to so called Big Land.Big Land is any land inside Russia, because our city stay on halfisland. There was very cold, and we was very happy to go at place with warm weather. Our Big Land was Ukraine. We traveled about 2 000 miles to Moscow then 500 mile to Ukraine. I remember I was 5 years old when I was first time at the board of airplane when this beautiful machine take off, I feel something unusual inside me. But I don’t remember I was scare or stressed I thought it all OK because all people stay still and talking like usually. Only was difference every body was buckled up. I can even tell at this time I was enjoy because I feel power of airplane and watch beautiful panorama from my seat by the window. When we take above sky and cant see anything but white sky I became bored and go to sleep. After couple hours I wake up and look around and saw same picture only sky. But on the airplane at this stewards start giving for passengers very delicious dinner and that was very nice. I feel very good all the time during the flight. But when we start landing my mom give me paper bug , I am ask what is this thin is for? She said you will see. Then after couple of minutes I start feel very bad , something happen with my stomach an I start using this paper bag. Also during the fly I feel like airplane suddenly go up and down or make unusual vibration noise but I don’t pay attention because I thought it must be like that. .My first flight was amazing. I was like it. I was so proud because not so many my friends fly by airplanes at this age.
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Mohammed J
2/1/2011 08:03:23 pm
My first travel was in Jun 2005, me and my family we went to Egypt, I was 17 years old, we arrived in a city called Alexandria we staid there for 40 days, then we went to Cairo and we staid there for one month, then we traveled in the rest of the cities it was really good tribe we had a lot of fun there, we saw every think, it was so beautiful, I do lake it so much and I wish go back there again. In the air plain I was siting next to the window by the wing, at first I was nervous until the plain start moving and then I start to relax and feel fine, in the air I was looking at the wing it was moving up and down I thought it will brake, and that was the scary part only. Before the flight I paged my luggage, bought some things for the tripe and saw my friend they where very exited for me. During the fight I was listing to music and look through my window, and I took some pictures. I experienced that every country it has different customs and tradition, I was a little bet afraid because I am going to a place that I don't know nothing about it, and I don't know no body there just me and my family, but it wasn't very hard to be there, most of the people over there they where very nice and kind and they helped us a lot. And we went back to my country after 4 months and 9 days.
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Jamie I wish to say something before arriving on the plan to where ever I need to go we can proubly start bye saying that say few lil words in english and please tell me if I will survive on the plan because just bye looking out of a window by the wing what do you see.do you look down or just below until we finaly make a complete stop so nerverous about flying...): what I do
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Mohammad-H
2/3/2011 02:06:11 pm
My first trip by plane was from Bushehr to Tehran when I was about thirteen or fourteen years old.I went to Bushehr with our family friends.When we went there it was by bus to go but when I wanted to return I should be alone on the plane because I had an exam in Tehran.when they bought a ticket for me I began to dread at the moment.I told myself,what will happen?! I was afraid of being alone and also I did not want to go in plane but I had to go.During the trip I did not speak with anyone.I closed my eyes and I thought only about God. My trip was not that long time to my city and I will not forget the memory of that trip.I even remember the clothes that I was wear.When the plane at the airport was meeting I told myself thank you God that I am health.
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Vladimir Petsenyuk
2/3/2011 04:46:36 pm
Vladimir Petsenyuk ESLL 40 02/04/11 The first time, when I traveled by plane, was in 1971. I was 9 years old. I flew with my dad from Lvov to Simferopol. These are Ukrainian cities. The plane was not very big. It was a turboprop machine AN24. I was sitting by the window and watched beautiful variable views. During the flight, I didn’t read anything, and I didn’t do crossword puzzle. All the time I was busy watching exciting sights behind the window. The stewardess handed out the special candies for the passengers. Those candies helped some people, if they feel bad. During the flight, I experiences turbulence a few times, but I didn’t scare. At the time, I didn’t know that sometimes planes crashes. Fifteen years later, when I was married, my wife and I decided to go on a scenic plane ride over our hometown. There was a small plane. It had room for 12 passengers only. The flight went OK. All the passengers were satisfied. Only my wife had terrible airsickness. After the plane landed, I had to carry her out. 10 years ago, when I flew to the United States, I wasn’t afraid because I knew that flying is less dangerous than driving a car.
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zahra- r ( parisa)
2/4/2011 04:30:47 am
I'm remember when I had my first travel by plane . Maybe I was tree or fure years old . That travel was between Tehran and Esfahan . At that times my parent's most prefered to travel by their car because they were comfortable to keep their kids . We should went to Esfahan very fast because my aunt was sick . My father couldn't stayed at there more of 2 days . He should came back to hisrs job . I remember when I sat on the chair in the plane,I became afraid . when the plane started to move, its move was nauseating for me but a kind steward who I don't remember her kind face to gave me a chocolate and a toy . I became happy and I was playing by the toy while we was traveling . During at the traveling time my mother and me father were very unhappy and they spoke about my aunt together . sometimes they looked me and smile to me but I didn't know what well happen . I do not remember about that travel more than this because I was at that travel a littel child.
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Luda Matviychuk
2/4/2011 07:29:52 am
Luda Matviychuk ESLL 40 I want to tell you about my first time travelling by plane. It was July 1984. Our son was three years old. He caught colds often. My husband and I decided to go on vacation to Crimea. Crimea is a peninsula in south Ukraine. The Black Sea is there. We bought tickets and prepared our suitcases. The plane was not big. The distance from Ternopil to Simfernopol is 1200 km. The flight was difficult for my son and me. The plane often fell into air pockets. We were on vacation for 18 days. We rested very well. When we returned back home, we were frightened. In Ternopil our plane couldn't land because the shassis didn't opne. The plance circled around our town three times. Finally, we landed. We were very happy because our travel by plane was over.
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Ali Khatibi
2/4/2011 08:38:24 am
Ali Khatibi Class: D214 Date: 02/04/2011 My first travel was Tehran to London by plane in 1997. So, for the first time in my life, I got on plane and sat by the window. AS soon as the airplane took off, I felt weightless and free. Those moments were strange and new experience to me, because I was not able to think about anybody or anything. I had an unexplainable feeling. It seemed like I was free from the body. What a beautiful moment! Gorgeous sky was carrying me on its shoulders. I could not do anything, except to close my eyes. It was like a new life. I was taken by a huge ironed bird to the end of the sky. I did not want to lose those moments, but it was impossible, I belonged to the earth and I had to return. During these thoughts, I saw the clouds continually attacking our plane. I felt that we are on on London's sky, the capital of England. Finally, airplane landed. I had two more flights to take in order to arrive at LA airport. I hoped to have a fun time as I did on my first flight. Thank you
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Tatyana K
2/4/2011 09:42:35 am
The first time that I traveled by plane was in my childhood. It was a flight from my city to the capital. My parents planned to visit our relatives. My brother and I were very happy when our parents told us that we were going to fly on a plane. We talked about and dreamed about how it would be like to see our home from the sky. After a few weeks our dream came true. In the morning we went to the airport. I was a beautiful summer day. When we came to the airport we checked in and waited for a few hours for our flight. All that time we watched through a window how planes were arriving and departing. After a while we went through security and walked to the bus which took us to the plane. Our plane was blue and white. To get inside the plane we had to walk up stairs. The plane was not very big. There was an aisle in the center and two seats on each side. There were about 100 seats on the plane. I sat near the window with my mom and my brother sat next to the window on the other side with my dad. It was very exciting to watch our city from the sky. The flight was about two and a half hours. The plane did not fly very high. I spent almost the whole flight looking out the window. There were large and small cities, villages, fields, rivers, and green forests. The view was very beautiful. What I also remember is the sweet cookies and soda. There was no turbulence during the flight. The landing was very easy. After that I have traveled by plane many times. I have been on very short flights as well as very long ones. I have been on easy flights as well as very turbulent ones. I am never scared before a new flight. Every flight is fun for me.
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Alena Shloma
2/4/2011 12:55:00 pm
Alena Shloma ESLL 40. My first travel was from Belarus Minsk to United States California Sacramento. My first flight was only two hour its from Minsk to Austria. Before we get to California we had three flights. From Minsk to Austria.From Austria to New York.From New York to Chicago. From Chicago to Sacramento. It was a long flight i think it was 20 and something hours of only flying. It was a difficult fly because we set in Austria for 5 hours and then in New York we set for 5 hours too. During our flight i set in different places but when we were flying from Austria to New York i set in the middle. When we set there in the middle me by my daughter and my little son and my husband with my older son was sitting in front of us. The sits were comfortable with TV's on the back were you can watch movies. First i was kind off sleeping and then i was relaxed sitting and talking with my daughter. When plane start flying i was scared a little bid because i heard a lot of stories about how planes crashes.I like flying on the plane because u relax during flights and u enjoy watching trough the window.
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2/5/2011 12:40:46 am
My first time when i traveled by airplane was in 1982. I was seven years old in that time. I was very excited before flying, i very wanted to try it. I lived in a small city in Ukraine. There was the small airdrome on the corner of my city. Only small airplane "An-2" took wing from it. That airplane could take twelve passengers only. Sometimes the administration of our area conducted some days of cheap flights for children. Children could fly for only "2 rublia" to the city that was located for 50 km. from my city. My father gave me this money and i went with my friend to airdrome. There was long line to take a ticket. We were waiting around two hours. Finally, we took the tickets and sat in the airplane. I was sitting near window during the flying. I was happy to fly. I showed my friend what were in the bottom, but my friend was very sad, he felt nauseous. He didn't share out my happiness. During the flying the airplane often dropped and rose. People called it:" Air holes", that's why a half of passengers felt nauseous. I remembered all from my first flying, i remembered as i was walking up another airdrome and waiting for a flying what i had to fly home. It was sweet waiting for me. When the airplane returned, i was happy but some people not. They vomited whole packages. How sorry, they didn't feel that i felt. I have liked to fly so far. May be i needed to become a pilot?
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Deenjalba Bolormaa
2/5/2011 07:20:23 am
ESLL 40 The first time that i used airplane was when i was 2 or 3 years old. Me and my parents went to Germany to visit my Uncle.My parents always told me about the story that we went to Germany, but i don't really remember what exactly happened when we went to that trip. Basically every summer my parents take me to the countryside. Because Mongolian countryside is so comfortable to relax for months its like a vacation. Mongolia has 21 states and we have to take little plane to go there because its pretty long ride if use car. The plane that goes between states smaller than plane that goes between other countries. I always sit next to the window because i like to see things. My longest plane ride was when i came to United States. It was exactly 15 hour flight, but the plane has to stop in Korea for 1 hour. My longest ride i wasn't bored or sleepy because i watched TV and talked to people who sat next to me but we were speaks different language so its was little bit hard to understand each other but we did it anyway.It was fun.
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HI): the day will be the day when I finally change my mind about flying where is the best location I want to travel to nc:so bad and mo the state of branson I would love this shell my trip be canceld or should it be remain Iam so excieted wow.this going to be excellent day by day I just tell myself is everything going to be okay because when I get there I will have a smile on my face!
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6/7/2012 07:07:28 am
Hi): Hello Iam afraid of flying what is the most I can do when Iam in this stitution shall I just contiued to think about are I will continued to wait..because Iam thinking about traveling to nc: and branson mo,thats if anything else thats not happen my trip might get caneled.I want to go on the plan so bad.
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Myagmarsuren Munkhzul
2/5/2011 08:50:19 am
In 1984 i was in 4th grade my father take me to plane first time. We went to city to city the plane wasn't that much big because it goes between city to city. It was rainy day so it was little bit dangerous to fly. First time i liked it because plane was flying so fast and i was sitting next to the window. Before the flight i ate a lot food because i thought they don't give food in the plane, but i was surprised they gave all kinds of food and drinks. After the high school i went to Korea for study. The plane was so huge and it took almost 4 hour to go to Korea. I wasn't scared because the plane is so big it has a lot power that way plane won't crash. During the flight i slept little bit and watched TV. The best part was i was traveling with my friends from high school. We get our visa for same way. The plane has a lot good things like food and services. It wasn't that boring or fun but our flight was safety and comfortable.
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Nameer Ali
2/5/2011 11:29:15 am
My first flight my first flight was on 1976 during the summer from my country Iraq to Egypt with my father and mother , I was really excited when we got to the airport and see that huge airplanes that huge thing fly in to the sky even more I got more excited when we get inside the plane , I got impressed by the stairs and the door of the plane , with the shape of the plane , I like the whole plane , at that moment I wasnt think of anything except the plane and my twin brother Nabeel , when we the plane start flying I saw my beautiful city Baghdad , and I was super excited to see my place and my home from the airplane and see my brother Nabeel . The trip took about 3 hours then we planned on Cairo airport , I did not get scared of the plane , but I was excited and had a lot fun . When we got to cairo I got even more excited to see the pyramids because I just see it over the tv , and its a nice thing to see it on real , it so old it get back to thousand and thousand of civilizations and its one of the 7 wonders in the earth , I claimed on some hills with the help of my father, I liked too mameya museum I saw mummified people sleeping on glass box , I also went to the zoo and saw for the first time crocodile on the water, I also saw an elephant , I rode the elephant and it was nice , I enjoyed it , I saw all the rest of the animals as well , but my two special animals were the elephant and the mummified because I never saw them back in my country , then I went to al askenderya city , and it was nice it was on the Mediterranean ,it was the first time for me to see the Mediterranean , I saw a lot fish and some snakes too . I was thinking if my brother would be with me , it will be more fun , him seeing all of these enjoyable things over the trip which was 40 days long , I was hoping getting back soon to my country and tell him everything about the trip and how much fun we had .
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Oksana B
2/5/2011 12:04:32 pm
My first flight was on October 2009; at the age of 20. It was an 18-hours flight with a two-hour stop to refuel and to change planes. The plane departed from Kiev in the Ukraine to New York City then to San Francisco. I was super excited in the beginning - but it was a really long flight, without much sleep. I was very scared. I tried not to think about how high up we are. I have a huge fear of falling, and thinking of my death, it is not exactly the best thing to do when on a long or even short flight. I could not understand why people around me were so calm. Then I relaxed. I really enjoyed sitting at window seat, but sometimes I feel uncomfortable of feeling the thin layer between me and the sky. So I like to look out of the window, at the puffy clouds below, and imagine that that’s the ground. I’ve flown many times since then. I have no fear of flying anymore.
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Vira Golik
2/5/2011 12:36:49 pm
The first time I flew on a plane I was 17 years old. It was a very exiting experience. I was flying to my friend’s house to visit. The plane was very small with 2 rows and about 100 people. It was a two hour flight from Dnepropetrovsk to Chernovtsy. I really enjoyed flying on this plane. When you looked outside the window there was a very pretty view. You could see lots of separate fields where they grew corn and grain. You could also see farms and lots of cows eating grass. The plane was not so high off the ground. On part of the flight that I really liked is when we saw the sunrise. The sunrise was very beautiful with many different colors. Also we could see lots of houses, cars, and roads and they looked kind of small when looked at from above. When I was flying on the plane I was very calm and I did not get motion sickness. The only part that was scary was when we took off. I really liked flying on this small plane. When I got off I thought it would be even better to ride on a big plane but I was wrong. So that is how my first plane ride went.
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Natalya Z.
2/5/2011 02:56:48 pm
My first time traveled by plane when i was 10 years old.I graduated from 3th grade and our school principal decided to give us present:traveling by plane.There was a beautiful weather outside.There were 30 students in our class and most of them never travel by plane including me.Everybody were exciting and a little nervous,but there was a big fun for us!our teacher said to us that we can get a sick wile we traveling.And when we arrived to the airport we saw the plane.It was not too big about 35 sits.When everybody took their places,our pilot introduced himself and told to us about our traveling.I got seat near the window and that place was my favorite sit that time.When plane started move everybody got quiet then plane took a faster speed and got sky.Our city located near the black sea.About 30 minutes over our flying,we looking trout the windows and saw clouds,sea at down and near us.Wile the plane flying everybody got rest and conversation with each others.I felt great not sick.I liked flying and everybody my classmates was satisfied our traveling on the Bord.And we said thanks to our principal for that excellent travel. I have never forget that traveling and every time i traveled by plane i remembered that day.
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Roya- Salmanzadeh
2/5/2011 04:09:08 pm
I had never had a chance to take a flight until two years ago at that time I was 40 years old. In February 2009 my family decided to leave Iran because persecution against Bahia’s of Iran .We move to turkey and lived in the city of van for two years as a refuge .The process of being accepted as a refuge to the USA was very hard and long .We had two interview and some medical tests in Istanbul .We had to travel by airplane, because taking a bus would take at least 27 hours. So we bought tickets and went to Airport .I was a little afraid of fly .My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking .I had this feeling since childhood because I had heart a lot of news plane crashes in T.V. or newspaper. There was also a lot of thoughts in my mind .We didn’t Turkish language and we were a way from our home land .I wanted to sit near the window because I thought by looking through the window, I would forget my fear, but at that time getting of the plane, I had pleasant feeling experience .MY first flight was very well and I never forget it. Thanks.
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Andrey S
2/6/2011 06:00:35 am
The first time that I traveled in an airplane was when we were moving from Ukraine to the United States. When I was a child, I always had a wish to fly in an airplane. Whenever I heard or saw the big flying machine, I always dreamed it was me in it. After some time, we got the opportunity to go to the United States. I knew that in order to get to the U.S we would have to fly in an airplane and I was very excited about that. I told all my friends that we will be moving to the United States and that we will be flying in an airplane. When we got to the airport, I saw a lot of big airplanes that were landing and taking off. I asked my parents if I could sit by the window. I wanted to make sure that I would have the best view possible. I was amazed and very impressed when I saw how big the airplane is up close. When our airplane started to move, I got very excited because the airplane moved fast and in a couple of minutes we were in the air. I saw our town go by and as we went higher up in the air, everything became very tiny. I enjoyed the move that we made since my childhood dream of flying in an airplane came true.
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Olga T. ESL L 40
2/6/2011 07:01:30 am
I had my first flight when I was 15 years old. It was from Moldova to Amsterdam and then to San Francisco .CA. . . .I was really exited ,not because I was about to get on a plain , because I have not seen my family for a long time .I been waiting for that day for almost 8 years The flight lasted about 13 hours .Most of the time I spend watching TV , reading my book and sleeping. I Been sitting in third row from the pilot’s room and for some reason it’s been really cold. I remember the couple sitting in the first row with a two little kinds, they were really noisy. Every time I had been looking at them me hade I felling that the parents didn’t care about what their baby’s are doing .There was a lot of trash around their sits and it was really uncomfortable for other people to pass by. It wasn’t pleasant experience for not ether for rest of passengers. My relatives meet me when I arrived in San Francisco. I was really happy to see them. Then it took us another two hours to get to a Sacramento. I was really tired so I went to sleep as soon as we arrived. By the time I woke up the next morning I had a pleasant surprise waiting for me in the living room. The all family came over to see me. There in no better felling than to be with your loved ones !!!
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Iurii K.
2/6/2011 07:27:05 am
I worked at touristic company "TEZ TOUR". First time when i traveled by plane was when our company did corporative party in Turkey. It was Friday morning. I just got to airport in Kiev. I was really tired because i traveled whole last night from Lviv to Kiev by train. I got the airport and was waiting for check-in for my plane. I went to cafeteria, ordered some coffee and enjoyed the beautiful international terminal. There were people from different countries. I liked to watch them. How they behave themselves, because in Ukraine you see so rarely people from other countries. Then i went to check-in desk. I left there my luggage and went to a gate for my plane. I was so excited about flying because it was my first time. Then a stewardess met me and she said "you are our VIP passenger, let me get the best seat for you by window". I was surprised. Somebody from my company sent a message with my information and asked air company give me everything the best. My spirits rose. I got my seat, but i still thought a lot about crushing planes and i was a little bit afraid. The pilot asked to click our seat-belts and the plane started to pick up speed. It was like "WOW". We were flying. I liked these feels. After 10 minute safety flying i stopped thinking about crushing airplanes and i relaxed. We was flying for 2 hours. I saw a lot of beautiful views from my window. Then we began to go down and we arrived to airport in Antalia. I was alive, happy and excited. That was one of the best trip by airplane in my life.
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Olga Ca
2/6/2011 01:01:51 pm
My first time traveling by plane was when I was 23 years old, when I lived in my country Peru. I remember my sister had a boyfriend during that time. She was 20 years old. Her boyfriend was a mechanic for small types of planes (avioneta), so he was able to drive the planes whenever he wanted. Those types of planes can only carry four people. He invited my sister to ride in the plane, then my sister invite me to go with them because she didn't want to go alone. The three of us went in the afternoon and it was amazing for me. The weather was really nice, so it was a good time to go. I could not believe it was that high, looking at the mountains, sea, cities that high. When my sister's boyfriend was driving to maneuver with the plane,I remember I laughed and I was not nervous at hand and I really liked it. The trip was about a half an hour. But my first time on an actual plane was when I was 28 years old and it was to travel from Chiclayo (small town) to Lima (Capital) to visit my sister. She lived in Lima with her husband and my nephews. The trip was for an hour and it felt extremely fast. I really felt very comfortable during the trip, because I already had one experience when was 23 years old.
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My first traveled by plane when i was 21 years old. It was a very exiting travel.I went to fly to my friend. His name Alex.He is from Moskow.The plane was very big, about 250 pasangirs.It was a three hours flight from Omsk to Mocskow. I traveled with my sister Anna.We were very happy flying on this plane. When we looked outside the window there was a very pretty view.We didn't get scared of the plane. We were excited and had a lot fun. During the flight we slept little bit and watched tv.The plane had a lot good things like drinks,foods and some services. It wasn't borring. We liked traveled together.The best traveled with my sister
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pavel korobov
2/6/2011 02:55:55 pm
The first time I flew on an airplane in 2000. I went to the airplane because I needed to go to America. I bought a ticket for the big airplane, in the company, Delta. It was a very big airplane. My place was by the window. So I could see through the window. It was a really interesting fly.
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jimmy ll
2/6/2011 03:03:51 pm
I was 18 years old,when one day i got a call from my father we were talking and talking when finally he asked:Jimmy would like to come to USA? and then everything changes for me absolutly everything I've never thought to live in USA,well after some papers done my first flight was from Lima to El Salvador I was sitting by the window,I was king of scared at first but after a couples of hours everything was fine, because before i got into the plane i was so scared and nervous I couldn'even think anything,my first flight was about 5 hours but after 2 hours of flying I was relax I was only thinking in USA about my future in America that I didn't have a time to be worry.After about 2 hours waiting for my second flight to come to USA from El Salvador it took around another 4 hours and I was so relax and I was afraid anymore
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Alfredo Martinez
2/6/2011 03:28:56 pm
Alfredo M ESSL40 2-6-2011 When was the first time you traveled by plane. When I is 11 years old, studied in middle school in Tlalnepantla city near of Mexico City. There is a big pantheon. That cemetery was most modern in that time. It’s was larger and beautiful, because had grass in all ground, big and beautiful churches (around three or four, I did not remember), and worked many people. There was one helicopter by bring coffin of different places. One day I played with a friend nearby where was the helicopter and Helicopter drivers and they our invited to travel in the helicopter and I did. That was wonderful, so that to fly is beautiful for me. To fly in plane is nice but in helicopter or on parachute, this is amusing. When I went to Manzanillo, Mexico (it’s a beach on pacific coast) flew in airplane. I was excited, I like was near to window to be seeing sky and downward. I knew passenger made sick because the plane moved strong upward and downward. I know may be dangerous travel in airplane and scared for some people, I afraid too, but I excite as well, and this last is more I like.
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Sviatlana Zazulka
2/6/2011 03:31:00 pm
My first time when I traveled by a plane was when I flew to the USA. It was about 8 years ago. My parents, my siblings, and my husband had a flight to Sacramento. I was sitting by the window close to the end to the plane. During the flight I did not feel any turbulence, which was really nice. I remember that flight because it was the first time in my life.I was happy and the same time a little bit worrying.I did not understand English except couple words, but they had different accent. Those couple words helped me a lot, so I could talk to the people a little bit. I remember, I told one women where I am from, how big is my family, and where I was flying. Also, I understood her; she told me that she she was flying to her daughter's family in another state. The whole flight took about 17 hours. First flight was from Belarus to Germany, another from Germany to the USA (Chicago), and the last one was from Chicago to Sacramento. The trip was too long, so we came to Chicago in the late evening and had to stay in the hotel over night. On the next day we continued our trip by flying to Sacramento.During the flight I was totally good. After that I flew couple times and it was very enjoyable.
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Nadiya Ganzina, ESLW40
2/7/2011 02:50:37 pm
I like to travel with my family. Once we went to Santa Cruz to spend some time at the ocean. I did not know about a wonderful place called Boardwalk Beach until my children took me there. I was surprised to see the amazing park on the coast line. We arrived to the park in the afternoon so it was a little hard to find a parking spot near by. We left our cars few blocks away and were very happy the it was free.
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Nelya T.
2/10/2011 04:35:31 pm
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Maryna Kirbabina
2/12/2011 05:19:19 am
My experience in airplane for the first time was not a pleasant experience. Our flight from Ukraine to America took a very long time. At first it was really exiting and interesting. It was the first time I had a chance to see a plane so close. The feeling was almost indescribable. It was very noisy and there was a big crowd, since it was an international flight. So we took our time to find the station and locate our seats at the plane. By the time the plane was ready to take off we were all sitting at our places. I remember myself of thinking about how I will feel during the flight. At first I was worried but then got better, only for a short period of time. Not long after I began feeling bad in my stomach. Rest of the flight I spent feeling sick and uncomfortable. After that I decided that I will never again use a plane to travel. When I arrived at the airport, my friends told me that this happened to many people who fly for the first time. So I think it would be fun to try it again and see how it goes.
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Igor Kirbabin
2/12/2011 05:27:58 am
Airplanes? Since I was a little kid I have always loved airplanes. So when I bought my first ticket and realized that I was going to go and fly in an airplane. I was very excited and happy. When the day came, I was ready to do this. So I packed my suitcases and went. When I got to the airport it was packed. There were many people everywhere. When I finally found my seat, I gladly set down. Then we took off. At first it was perfect. I thought to myself, “Yes, finally I am doing this. I’m flying in the airplane!” About an hour into the flight, our airplane began to shake a little bit. I looked out of my window and saw that it was dark and rainy. Then I heard the pilot telling us through the speakers that there is a storm coming. Next thing I know, the thunder was rolling and it was raining really hard. Everyone was really scared. Many people, including me, began praying. We were flying in the rain for 30 minutes until the pilot finally found a place to land. It was a scary experience and I’m very grateful that everything turned out okay. It wasn’t the best airplane flight, but I sure love airplanes. I wouldn’t mind going again.
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Stepan M
2/20/2011 03:06:20 pm
My first time I traveled by plane was when I came to the U.S. At beginning I was afraid but then I calmed myself because I knew I will fly for 12 hours. I was sitting in the middle row of the plane. I was flying with Delta Company and the plane was 3 aisle with seats. I remember also that in front of me was a big screen TV and I was watching a movie in English. I experienced turbulence but after 2 hours I felt comfortable with them. During the flight I was reading a book, talking with neighbors, watch movies and sleep. That was my first flight since then I flew one more time and it was shorter and more interesting.
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nafise kia
3/9/2011 02:26:46 am
unfortunately I do not remember much from the first time I traveled by an air plane. I was only a child, maybe 4 or 5 years old the only thing i remember from those times was that i liked playing the air plane puzzles. there is one flight that i remember well and I like to share that. I was 20 years old and i was going form Tehran to nowshahr to visit my family. that was the first time i was flying alone, before that usually a member of my family was always with me, but this time i was alone and i was scared. i had a window sit and there was a girl sitting next to me. i was worried all the time. the plane that i took was a Russian one , and they had a very bad reputation for safety. I think I was very lucky that day, because a few minutes after we took off, the plane made a strange noise, and it had a very bad turbulence. we all thought we are going to die. One thing that i forgot to mention is that i am scared of heights as well, so i was-and almost everyone else was too-scared to death. but the plane turned around and landed safely and successfully, and no one got injured. we all got out of that plane, we had to wait for about half an hour so that they could prepare another plane for us. imagine how terrified we were! but thankfully the new plane did not have any problem. however during the flight we had a few turbulences, but nothing serious. the flight took 35 minutes , and during that time we were served a very good meal. guess that was the only good thing out of that flight for me, besides getting to destination alive of course!
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