After a 14-hour flight from Shanghai to Chicago, a 3-hour lay over in Chicago and a 2-hour flight to Atlanta, we all made it home safely. Other than being travel warn and a few of us having acquired colds, we were all still very excited about our trip but very happy to be home.
While taking the train from one terminal to another in Chicago, I found it interesting the observations that were being made now that we were back in the U.S. One of my traveling companions remarked how happy they were to see letters again, that it was nice to be able to read and understand the writing posted everywhere around them. Another remarked how nice it was to see American food that wasn't from McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut or Star Bucks.
I was noticing how beautiful, crisp and clear everything was out side. It took me a little while to figure out that it was because there wasn't any smog. It made me realize how bad the pollution was in China. Now that I’m back in Atlanta, I see that our pollution and smog is not as bad as it is in China. However, I don’t know if that is anything to be happy about.
