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Thoughts From A Plane

Things that go through all of our minds 40,000 feet in the air.

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Jan 30, 2017

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Brittany McGowan

Traveling is something most of us "millennial" college students want to take advantage of. Between cross-country and international students, and study abroad, a lot of us take college as an opportunity to make a new identity for ourselves in a new place. This generation wants to see the world and truly experience life to the fullest. Most of the time, those journeys start by getting to the airport, getting on a plane, and getting ready for the ride:

1. We made it!

2. Why do they board so early? The plane doesn't leave for another 20 minutes.

3. Weren't we supposed to take off 15 minutes ago?

4. Oh! We're moving.

5. ..And we've stopped again.

6. If we leave now we'll be there exactly at 10:00.

7. ...okay, 10:20.

8. Oh! We're moving again!

9. I wonder how fast this thing needs to get before taking off...

10. The ground is tilting annddd...

11. We're in the air!

12. Everything looks so tiny.

13. Look at those tiny little ant people...

14. ...ant cars...

15. ...ant buildings.

16. Oh, right, clouds.

17. How does the captain really really know where the plane is going when they can't see anything from inside the cloud?

18. Oh, right, they have navigation things.

19. More clouds! Wait- we just came out of those.

20. It's really sunny today- wait, there were clouds, nevermind.

21. I usually wouldn't even have class until now during the semester.

22. OH MY GOSH THERE'S A DOG ON THE PLANE.

23.That was a lot of turbulence- I hope it's just that. I saw 'Sully'. I know what can happen.

24. I should be able to see from here if the engines had bird guts in them, right?

25. *This is your first officer speaking- I assure you what we just hit was nothing more than turbulence* okay okay great. I'll live.

26. Food time! Chips at 9:30 a.m., yes, please.

27. I wonder where we are...

28. Snapchat geofilters don't reach this high up, I guess.

29. My ears are popping now?!

30. I hope it's nice out when we land.

31. Are we descending already? That wasn't as long as I thought.

32. That dog is being so good.

33. Look at the tiny ant buildings...

34. ...ant cars...

35. ..ant people...

36. You know, it doesn't seem like we're going that fast until we basically hit the runway.

37. Was the landing supposed to be that fast? Or bumpy?

38. Dammit, I wanted to sleep. I guess that's not happening.

39. At least I'm alive.

40. What baggage claim did they say?

41. Are we ever getting off this plane? We're at the terminal people, let's move.

42. Vacation begins...now.

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The world is not always sunshine and rainbows, and you do not have to be, either.

It would be so much easier to just pay someone to do it for you

1. Figuring out when to start

2. Searching through list after list to get everything you need

3. Shopping for deals

4. Getting bins to put everything in

5. Figuring what you can’t live without

6. Going through clothes to find what you need

7. Finding out your siblings took something from you

8. Fighting with your parents.

9. Trying to plan things with your roommate

10. The fear of forgetting something

11. Move in day

Relatable moments from one of the best shows I have ever watched.

1. When you fail that midterm you studied so hard for.

2. When your crush finally texts back.

3. When payday comes around.

4. When you accidentally like someone's picture from 108 weeks ago.

5. When someone takes your unassigned assigned seat.

6. When your favorite character in your favorite TV series dies.

7. When that guy/girl you’ve been crushing on agrees to go on a date with you.

8. When you have so much to do, and such little motivation to do it.

9. When someone asks for your last fry.

10. When you try a new health-food craze.

11. When you get new clothing.

12. When you check your bank account.

13. When they're serving good food in the dining hall.

14. When someone tries to tell you what to do.

15. Or just your thoughts about life in general.

We all have that "I don't care" attitude.

1. Most students just take life day by day.

2. That means procrastinating, one day at a time.

3. College students don't mind dressing like crap sometimes.

4. In fact, dressing nice feels weird.

5. College students get so stressed that they contemplate dropping on a daily basis.

6. But most find another solution to deal with that stress.

7. And that solution can be pretty cheap. Anything over $5 is expensive.

8. One of the only things college students will spend money on is coffee.

9. College is just really expensive and you never forget how expensive it is.

10. But hey, we're getting a somewhat high-quality education, right?

11. We all really just want to pet dogs all day.

12. And eat pizza for every meal.

13. And stab the next person who asks us what we want to do with our life.

14. However, despite the stress and student loans, college is amazing and there's plenty of reasons to smile.

Thank you, April, for inspiring us with your wicked relatability.

Life is full of twists and turns, but you have to keep going.

1. Wallow.

2. Cry.

3. Get Angry.

4. Tell Someone You Love Them.

5. Forgive.

6. Let go of the negative people in your life.

7. Be yourself.

8. Swallow Your Pride.

9. Stop Freaking Out Over Your Body.

10. Say No.

11. Accept Love.

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