Day 1, Sunday - NYC to Dubai

Our flight left from Kennedy Airport in New York City at 11:30 am. We were in the air for 12 hours until landing in Dubai for a one hour lay over. The airline we used was Emirates. Thankfully, the plane had television screens for each seat because it was a very long flight. Each person was able to select from watching live information and video about the flight, accessing communication utilities and viewing or listening to different forms of entertainment. Watching the flight information was fascinating because it tracked the route that the plane followed and provided a live feed from cameras attached to the outside of the plane. The entertainment included a vast amount of movies, television episodes and radio channels. Shiyu managed to watch close to ten films; Jessie watched several episodes from 5 different T.V shows. Dr. Andrianoff watched a few videos and listened to some music as well. The airline provided three meals, each had a selection of western foods and Arabic foods. The dishes were pleasantly uniquely flavored.