The thought of recounting the whole episode tires me. So I will bulet it.
1. Went to Al Italia counter to check for flight details
2. Was told the flight is cancelled because it is 'broken'
3. Stood in line for 2 hours trying to figure my life out
4. Counter bloke woman took 30 minutes per person to finally tell them, "but I can't do nothing"
5. Watched 3 flights to JFK take off because the Al Italia staff is thicker than the banyan tree in my grandfather's farm house
6. Got to the front of the counter
7. No solution provided
8. Was told to live at the airport as I had no visa to get out
9. Was given meal coupons to survive
10. Felt like a beggar on ration
11. Uncomfortable chairs
12. A bunch of cotton balls called a 'pillow' and a square rag for a blanket
13. Empty airport
14. 5 of us
15. Day break. New hopes
16. Flight to JFK at 1000 hours
17. Realise mid flight that connecting flight to Boston is booked for the next day by counter bloke woman
18. Cursed in Hindi
19. Landed in JFK
20. One and half hours to clear Immigration and Customs
21. Immigration guy thinks I look pretty
22. Collect luggage - 32 kgs each
23. Find Al Italia counter
24. Scream about wanting to go to Boston NOW
25. Get booked on a flight to Boston NOW
26. Run from international arrival terminal to domestic departure terminal 3
27. Feel thin. And breathless.
28. Elbow people throw security check
29. Run/Skid through airport with my magic socks. No time to wear sneakers. Oh, in America they think we are getting in ammunition/diseases/narcotics in our shoes.
30. Miss the flight
31. JFK airport too big to make it for a flight NOW
32. Get re-booked on 0420 flight
33. Ask for a window seat. Delta guy laughs at me, and then tells me I am Priyanka Chopra. (ahem, holding breath, tucking tummy in, going blue *beeble*)
34. Get on flight
35. Land in Boston Logan Airport at 1800 hours on August 26, 2007 - 56 hours later
36. See Rahul
37. Happy happy happy
38. Baggage still in JFK
39. Ugh Ugh Ugh
40. Go home
41. Sleep
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