Day 12 (December 28) Budget Analysis

Brussels Airport

Today was our flight home and everyone was excited! We woke up at 2:30 A.M ready to catch our flight at 4:10 A.M. We had a flight heading from Brussels Airport to JFK Airport. Everyone decided it was best to have lunch at the airport just to be safe. We packed our stuff up and called two taxis to head over. When we arrived at the airport's food court, it was 3:15 A.M, and everyone wanted something different. Yuval, Will, and Max got a large pepperoni pizza with mushrooms. Trevor and Pierce each got a turkey sandwich was mayo and white bread. The food was mediocre, the pizza was too greasy and the sandwiches were too soggy. By the time everyone was done it was 4:00 A:M. We sat around and waited for the flight.

Central Intelligence

When our flight was called, we piled onto the plane. We were the first ones on. The flight attendants came out and gave their safety briefing. We were all laughing because we thought of a funny bit by Jerry Seinfeld about the safety briefing. We decided that for the ride we were going to watch Central Intelligence. The movie was so hilarious and we were laughing so hard that the people next to us asked if we could be quieter.  By the time the movie was over, it was 5:15 A.M, so everyone decided to go to sleep. By the time we woke up, it was 1:00 P.M, and we had arrived at JFK airport. Our next flight to RDU airport was at 7:40 P.M, so we had a lot of time to burn.

JFK Airport

During this time we took a few hours to reflect on the great trip we had. This was a trip that none of us would forget. We went around in a circle and said our favorite location. Yuval said he loved the Belgian Comic Strip Center For Art because the displays and history of the place was astonishing. He enjoyed seeing The Smurfs scattered around the museum. Trevor said he loved the Soccer match the most because he had always want to see a real soccer match and he was a big fan of FC Westerlo. Pierce said he loved the Christmas Market because the ice rink experience was so hilarious and the big Christmas tree full of festive lights made him never want to leave. Max loved the Blegny Mines because he had always dreamed of learning more about mineshafts and he had wanted to explore and strike a piece of gold. Will loved Antwerp Zoo because he has always been fascinated by animals, and he wants to pursue a veterinarian position someday.

RDU Airport "Welcome Home"

After we were done sharing, it was 4:00 P.M. Everyone decided to get a quick three hour naps. Once we had all woken up it was 7:15 P.M, and we were waiting for the call. When they finally asked for passengers to board the plane, we were all ready. Everyone took there seat and we were off. We would arrive at our destination at 9:37 P.M. We were all still tired, so we took another two hour nap.
Everyone woke up when we arrived and we were all still exhausted. We grabbed our luggage and walked outside of RDU. We all said our goodbyes, hugged, and enjoyed each others company while each of our separate taxis arrived. We were going back to our normal lives, but we still wanted to be visiting interesting places in Belgium. We had a great time and we hope to visit this country again.

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