The day of departure has finally arrived. It's going to be a long journey.

Starting my trip from my hometown of Chelyabinsk, my mom, my brother, and I headed to Yekaterinburg to fly to Moscow.

Arriving just in time, I headed to check-in, while my beloved family headed back 200 km. Flying to Moscow, I lived through the same hour all over again. Now I'm at Sheremetyevo, waiting 12 hours for my flight to London, and then to New York.

I found a girl through the wonderful website iec.ru who I'll be spending the night with at the airport. So, I don't think it will be boring!