- Dec 14, 2009
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Hey now, I studied abroad at 19/20. :P My first 'alone' flight was at 19. My boyfriend's parents are super rich and paid for my plane ticket to meet them in Rome/Capri for my birthday. My flight was fine, but I waited over an hour at the luggage thing before I realized they left my luggage in NYC. The 'international' phone the woman from Verizon sent me was accidentally authorized for domestic use only so I had no way to call. So I had to borrow the Customer Service people's phone to tearfully call my boyfriend's mother who by this time (about 1 1/2hr later) was in a blind panic. Their yacht Captain was former Australian Special Ops and spoke to the CS Rep: I've never seen a person go so pale so quickly. The man who was hired to drive me to the dock was freaking out when I finally left security (without my luggage which ended up being a week behind for a 10-11 day trip), because he thought I left without him in another car or was kidnapped.
20 was fine, although I did spend 2 days alone in Paris, and my dad thought I was going to end up like Hostel or Taken. I would text my Irish boyfriend who would email my parents every step of the way lol.
20 was fine, although I did spend 2 days alone in Paris, and my dad thought I was going to end up like Hostel or Taken. I would text my Irish boyfriend who would email my parents every step of the way lol.