Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Kansas City International Airport
I will never forget the time I used my free voucher. Like I've mentioned in my
last journal I used my free voucher to go to a state that I had never been to
before. I was interested in coming to the Volunteer state of Tennessee so I
booked my free $350 voucher one way to go to Chattanooga, TN back in 2010. I
don't want to get into a long story because I met a lot of people who the Lord
had given me favor with while I was in Chattanooga a year. I was even working
out there in Tennessee in 2010-2011 (I miss working for my boss, she was really
cool). Anyway, let me get on with my story so my readers can understand why I
try so much to be a really good listener when other people I meet are telling
me things. It does not matter to me if you are younger than me or older than me
I try to always listen to what people are telling me about anything that I
don't know. It happened on January of 2011, I will never forget it. It was
during the time of the snowstorms that hit New England and the Southeast such
as Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas, and etc., got hit hard by the snow. I
flew out of Bradley International Airport (BDL) from Hartford, CT on Delta
Airlines connecting to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky in Hebron, KY (changed here
before going to Tulsa, OK a couple of times and coming from Tulsa, OK) and my
final destination would be at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City,
MO (love this part of Missouri and its beautiful). What happens at an airport
while you are waiting for your ride? Well, you tend to meet people who are also
waiting for their ride to pick them up like the woman I met did. I had my
cellphone going on a year then (now 6 years) and my mom mainly called me or I
would call her to let her know I made it to my final destination safely.
Meanwhile,
I met a woman and we had a conversation (small talk). Now mind you it's a snowy
day and Kansas City was hit with a lot of snow and that was what the woman and
I was talking about. What came up is how Upstate New York, Michigan, Minnesota,
etc. get flooded full of snow. I opened my mouth and mentioned Colorado boy
what did I ever say Colorado for, lol. The woman said, "Hun, Colorado
don't nearly get as much snow or nearly as bad snowstorms as the other
states." I mentioned to the woman, "I didn't know that." The
woman was also chatting on her cellphone but you could tell she is from Kansas
City because Missouri is out in the Southwest (there are truly bold people in
the Southwest). The woman said, "I have been to Minnesota, Colorado, and
Michigan during the winter and trust me hun Colorado has the least snowstorms.”
I listened to the woman because she knew what she was talking about
because I've only seen those states she's mentioned on TV winters when they get
a lot of snow.
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Starbucks
Girl Scout Cookie Frappuccino
Another
Airport experience I had was on July 5, 2011 when I flew from Chattanooga
Metropolitan Airport and connected to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
flying on US Airways. I remember stopping by a nearest Starbucks in Charlotte.
I was trying to decide on what Frappuccino (my indecisiveness happens a lot
when I am traveling by myself & not with people when I'm at a restaurant)
and the woman who waited on me was trying to recommend me a good Frappuccino so
that I wouldn't keep other customers waiting in line to order. There was
another woman who was working with her at the time at Starbucks and the next
thing I knew it the woman said, "Order the girl scout Frappuccino it's the
best and you will really love it!" I listened to the woman and said,
"I will have the girl scout Frappuccino." The woman who recommended
that I order the Frappuccino smiled at me. I remember enjoying this Frappuccino
and it helped me decide on what I wanted to drink a Starbucks(Once I try
something I like I tend to order the same thing whenever I'm at that
restaurant). I can tell you that people tell me things whether it's just small
talk or when I accidentally hear things I'm always listening. It comes to me
the reason why people tell me things and it's because I always listen to
people. Sometimes all people want is for someone who will listen to them. I
enjoyed my Frappuccino up until the last drop and then boarded the plane to
head back home to Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford. A great
Bible Verse on being a good listener is Proverbs 22:17 which say, "Bow
down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my
knowledge." This Bible verse is great words of wisdom and I always seem to
let it apply to me whenever I meet people who I have never met before.
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