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A 13 Dollar Round Trip Flight To China | Aliterate


A 13 Dollar Round Trip Flight To China | Aliterate

     Welcome to United flight #9634 from New York's JFK Airport to Beijing's Capital International Airport. Please enjoy our flight's complimentary masks and two pumps of Purell. Any additional pump after the second will cost $39.99 (3 squares of toilet paper) which is more expensive than this flight. The weather is slightly cloudy and there will be no air traffic. Considering the fact that each state has been put under lockdown, we are legally not allowed to take off any time soon. Remember to stay six feet away from all passengers, which does not seem to be a problem, for this is an empty flight. Enjoy our flight and if you have any questions please do not be hesitant to text our cabin crew. 
     All jokes aside, my family and I were going to go to China, South Korea, and Japan for this year's spring break. I was ecstatic to visit these three countries for a very long time. Most of our trips are to Europe in which every single country looks exactly the same. I haven't truly experienced the whole "Asian" culture before and I was ecstatic to visit. Supposedly when we would arrive in Japan, it would align perfectly with the Cherry Blossom Festival. Cherry Blossom Festivals are very hard to predict and completely unexpected.
     Unfortunately, spring break this year is very lame. I am prohibited from going to the park which is ironic since it takes me 30 seconds to walk over to the park. I am stuck home with distanced everything. From school, piano lessons, and surprisingly, swim practices. For swim practices, I am expected to do dry-land stretches which I could care less about doing. As my mom says I should be aiming towards a more productive mindset during this break. Considering the fact that I did not understand half of the words in the previous sentence, productivity is not really working out at this moment.
     I try to find ways to stay active during this long break. When quarantine started, I would initially ride my bike in the park. Later, for one week, I would run in the park. Two days ago, I learned that going to public parks in our state is banned for the remainder of quarantine. Besides playing badminton with a wooden birdie with no head and rolling down my steep driveway in a rolling office chair, I haven't been able to go outdoors ever since.
     On a side note, our school's yearbook is still getting published. While the yearbook committee cannot meet up this year, they have found a way to meet up online. Since I am in eighth grade this year, I get a special spot in this year's yearbook. Today, superlatives had been posted; for each superlative, there are two winners, a boy, and a girl. My friend Catherine and I won most likely to succeed. By the looks of the situation now, it seems as if we will not be going to school for a very long time. Stay safe and healthy. Common sense, am I right?
     

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