Let me tell you what happened, it’s a long story, but I’ve got time. The last 2 days, the night of the 20th and the 19th, i slept a total of 7 hours. I wasn’t too tired at the beach, but i had pulled both of my hamstrings, and not only once, too, twice…anyway, I got home around midnight and woke up around 4 AM. My recruiting Sgt. took me to the MEPs where they make sure you’re not overweight. Then we waited. About 50 people were there, maybe 10 girls, all waiting to leave to places they’ve never heard of before the army. Half of them left on the 21st. The other half stayed at the hotel, slept and left early the next morning. I was with that other half, and thank God, too. I took a hot bath which felt great for my hamstrings. Then… I fell asleep, I was so tired. I almost drowned too. It was funny though after it was over. But after watching the Simpsons, I slept from 8PM to 9AM, which was a great improvement over the 7 hour sleep the 2 previous nights combined. We left the hotel for LAX @ 10AM, which I didn’t really get cuz the airport was 10 minutes away and our flight was at 2PM. So we waited for 4 hours, and took flight #40 @ gate 5 of US Airways. And here i am, writing on the plane, a full four hour ride to Charlotte, North Carolina. We watched Billy Elliot, although i didn’t get to listen to it since it was that or 5 bucks for headphones. So yea here I am heading to NC, 5 PM Pacific time, another hour to go. (I can’t read his writing in the next sentence, but it’s something along the lines where he barely used up even 1/4 of his suitcase…yea..anyways… it goes on) We saw and passed over Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, South Colorado, and over Oklahoma. Everyone’s just as nervous and scared as I am. Half the people here either have had sex, smoke, or have a tattoo. I’ve talked to all of them, never seen such a variety, all over the world, and only 19 of us here, even before i got to the real place. This person got laid last night at the hotel and was all proud of it, but other than that, we’ve been quiet on the plane, excited and talking among ourselves outside of it. The person I’m sitting next to, Vazquez, never flew on a plane before, and was all excited even after take off. Well anyway, that’s all for now, write back soon and I ll see you in three months. Send me pictures, too if u can. And even if i don’t write too often, try to write as much as you can. Thanks.
Stayed @ MEPs from 4AM 21 Jun 01 till 5PM. People left that day, but others like me going Ft. Jackson or Ft. Benning. I guess that’s a good thing since I was tired anyway. Getting 7 hours of sleep the last two days and 13 hours last night alone. Too bad I pulled both my hamstring muscles @ the beach. We’re leaving LAX @ 2PM, to Charlotte, a 3 hour 40 minute flight, then switch to another plane for 40 minute flight to SC. Write back a lot even if I don’t get a chance to. Cya in 3 months.