Prepare for take off

In exactly one week (!) I will board a plane, another plane, another plane, and another plane to arrive in Australia. I have outlined my complete flight itinerary below:

June19                Norfolk >> JFK
                            JFK >> LAX
June19- June21   LAX >> Brisbane
June21                Brisbane >> Townsville
July14                 Cairns >> SYD
July16                 SYD >> Christchurch
July21                 Christchurch >> SYD
                           SYD >> LAX (13 hour layover in LA :/)
July22                 LAX >> Dallas
                           Dallas >> Norfolk

I’m pretty sure by the end of this I’ll have flown more than a lethargic bird. Since I am crossing the International Date Line, I will leave LA on June 19 and arrive in Australia fourteen hours later on June 21. For me, there will be no June 20. It’s kinda cool though because for one twenty-four-hour period on earth, it will appear that Julie Trumpoldt does not exist. Spooky! Airlines should put a statement on the ticket like “Passengers are advised that loss of existence may occur.” That would be neat. What is even crazier is that somehow, on my return trip, I will arrive back in LA before I leave Australia! Now that’s what I call time management.


Also, this past weekend my sand soccer team won the Women's College DIV II championship!! Sorry I've posted this a lot on Facebook already but I'm just so proud of my team! :)