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My first trip to Istanbul, Turkiye
Eating Thai Pad the night before was a huge mistake. "Ma'am, here's a moist towelette."
The stewardess said as she leaned over me attentively. I told my roommate, Heather that
I shouldn't eat foods I had never tried the night before I began 20+ hours worth of
flights. I usually listened to myself but this time I did not. So as I proceeded to vomit
all over my shirt, the airline provided blanket and basically everywhere except the bag
provided after the purge had already begun, I regretted the choice.

I was on my way to Istanbul, Turkiye with stops in Dallas Fort Worth and then London's famous
Heathrow Airport. I was excited to be going to Istanbul but equally excited to say that I had
finally went to England. As a child I dreamed of going to England, to see the London bridge
and meet the Queen. As a teen I often fantasise about being a roving reporter for...