On Friday, I woke up and was able to see Eric work for a little while. He helped direct a plane on base. It was fun to watch and nice to see what his job is.
After having some food, a nap, and packing, Eric and Mario drove me to the airport that is two hours away from the base. We arrived at 7:30 for my 8:50 flight. Long story short, I was apparently too late. I was told that I missed my flight, even though it was not even scheduled to take off for another 45 minutes by the time I was trying to understand why the lady was telling me I missed it because the board said "Check" still, not boarding or departed. I argued with one lady, had another lady help me, tried to go through security without a boarding pass, and then had to call Eric and tell him to turn around because I missed my still twenty minutes to taking off flight. The lady also told me, while the other one was trying to help me figure out what to do next, "buy another ticket" and then she shut the plastic window and was done talking to me. It was frustrating to say the least. Now I know never to go to the airport less than two hours early.
Eric and Mario drove me back to the base where I stayed and tried to find another flight. I decided to go to bed after a long time and did not sleep very well at all.
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