The Fast Pass

Wow! We've been in China a whole week, and I have so much to tell.  This is really the first time I have been able to just sit down and be... and I really should be working on something right now considering the fact that I still haven't found a place for every item from our suitcases and school starts on Tuesday.
Anyway, I thought I would tell you about our flight experience.  As you can see in the picture, Jason has a bum leg right now.  His injury came at the worst time ever! However, we have found some benefits.  People who can't walk get their own assistance (plus lots of sympathy) in an airport.  From the get go, Jason somehow charmed the lady checking us in, and she gave us a discount for checking our luggage and didn't even bother to weigh them.  She saved us quite a bit of money! Jason was given a wheel chair and someone to push the wheel chair at each airport.  We got to cut in front of everybody for security and never had to wait in a line.  Plus, we never had to get lost.  The wheel chair assistant always took us exactly to the right place in the fastest manner!  We certainly would've gotten lost on our own in Hong Kong.  So if you ever want to get through a large airport quickly - take an injured person with you :) It's like Disney's fast pass!
For some reason, the airlines always chose the smallest woman to push Jason (around 4'8" tall).  They would have to push him up hill and put all their strength into it, and it was really funny to watch.  I did feel bad for them, and so did Jason.  Overall, traveling to Chengdu went well. All of our suitcases came through! Yay! And we were greeted by a large cheering group from our school.

This is what Jason had to deal with on his screen during our 13 hour flight.  This girl kept flipping her hair over his screen.  Then Jason would slowly push it off, and she would just flip it right back.  It was hilarious!  Who does that?