The start of the beginning

First post for a first experience in New York. Very exciting!
Ok, this is not about my job as it's a vacancy trip, but it could be the beginning of a lot of funny stories...

All starts well. My first flight (1140 Philadelphie) is on time, and me too!
I travelled last year with Air Canada and I remember I had a very good seat : window + a power plug to work safely on my laptop. I expected to fly with the same conditions but US Airways seems to be older and the window is far from me...
Anyway, the real story begins in Philly. As I get back my luggage to register on my next flight to NYC, an officer asked me to follow him and I thought it was normal... After few questions on the reasons I'am in the USA for, the bad things start when he opens my full camera bag and then my main luggage with a bottle of wine, a cheese (a very good Reblochon fermier - for those who knows ;-), a sausage (a very good one from Corse), a MTB helmet, a tripod... After an eternal 15 minute bad moment with 2 officers who wanted to know all about my life and who let me know that they could check all my body if they wanted - and worse, go to the hospital to do more! - I was almost on the departure for New York, without my good sausage. Too bad!

Flight 4370 to New York Laguardia? Nop, too easy : too much people for not enough "little planes". The company is looking for volunteers to switch their seat and travel two flights later. They offer a 100$ discount on the next flight. Well done, I'm here madam! We were two volunteers. The other one was this old man with a hat (see the photo). You couldn't live this kind of story in France, america is still america!







New York airport, I'm really closed to my friend's appartment in Hoboken. A bus transfer, a metro one, a f****** beautiful sunset and another Path train later, Anne-C is here, happy to see me.

I'm in New York! And I'm exhausted. See you soon.