This morning, as I lay sprawled out on the entire row on my flight to come to Paris, I started to make mental list of the pros and cons of early bird flying… Now we are not talking 9 am here or even 8 am but 7 am. Luckily my host dad decided to drive me, convinced that I would not make it otherwise and I was not about to argue.
Anyway here is my list…
Cons
1. It is still dark outside for another couple of hours
2. Your bed begins to resemble the serpent and argues very convincingly for thqt extra five minutes… every 5 min… Until finally you are in danger of missing your flight and your whole exciting weekend of fun.
3. you want to shoot yourself for not packing properly the night before.
4. the likelihood that you have put your shirt on inside out and misplaced your keys increases to at least 97.3892%.
5. Your host father asks you, albeit in German, when you are coming home and you respond, “Gestern.” (yesterday)
Pros
1. You feel oddly accomplished once you do drag yourself out of bed.
2. The traffic is non-existent on the way.
3. The airport is empty and there is zero waiting time.
4. You get to sprawl out over 3 seats because most people aren’t masochistic enough to get up before daylight.
5. Last but not least you arrive in your destination with the entire day ahead of you, maybe not exactly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but with renewed energy and vigor.
Those croissants are not going to eat themselves!
