I’m at MIA on my way to the National Council for Geographic Education Conference in San Juan, PR. A few observations:

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  1. The chaos outside the airport is not necessarily an indication of what you will find inside the airport.
  2. Almost every single time I fly, my gate is the every last one in the terminal.
  3. Very few travelers actually know what to do at security, as if it is a completely foreign, freak-out-stressful experience. “Take off my shoes?!!” “Liquids need to be what??!!!” “Are you kidding me? Take my laptop out of the case?!”
  4. People look unhappy/bored/exhausted while they are waiting for flights.
  5. People talk very loudly on their cell phones in terminals and often argue on the phone.
  6. The people who work at the newsstands and kiosks are like robots, and they never look you in the eye.
  7. People drag a lot more carry on luggage than is technically allowed on the plane.
  8. It is either freezing or boiling both in the airport and on the plane.
  9. People speak to me in Spanish first (Unfortunately, I cannot speak Spanish.)
  10. Baggage handlers outside sit around a lot. But when the planes come in they work fast and hard.

I do not like being away from my family, but at least I am at the real home of Lilly P, Nellie and Willie Badilly.

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