After a 1 hour delayed flight from Sac, I finally made it into LAX around 10:05. I had to pick up my luggage from baggage claim before checking into my AirChina flight. The baggage claim was a hot mess. I had to wait about 10 minutes for my flight's carousel to be assigned. Then, of course, I was one of the last people to pick up my bag. (This is my luck almost every time I travel!) After walking up and down the stairs and going in circles 3 times, I finally as...

SFO- 12:24 PM It's hard to believe I'm finally ready to go! When I thought about booking this trip last summer, it seemed like it was so far away! I kept thinking "If I can just survive this school year, I will have a nice trip as my reward." Well, it's time to reward myself! I was impressed with my packing skills. I bought Ziplock bags to store my clothes in. When you roll your clothes in them, the air comes out and they become like vacuum sealed. My luggage ...