I made it to Ecuador! I left New York City at 12:01am on Thursday, and I got to Ecuador the next morning. I ended up sitting next to a guy named Alfonzo. He’s an Ecuadorian citizen, but is studying architecture in New York City. He was a really nice guy, and around my age.
Here’s a funny tid-bit. I sat in the emergency exit row in the plane, so there was a little less storage for my bags. I had to put my carry-on bag a couple rows in front of me, so it was out of sight for the whole trip. When I went to get to off the plane, I went looking for my bag, and it wasn’t there! “Great,” I thought, “First day in Ecuador and my bag gets stolen…” Then I looked over and saw a flight attendant zipping up my bag… which made me wonder why he had unzipped my bag in the first place. Apparently, some woman thought that my bag was hers, and needed to open it up to check if it was hers. You’d think just looking at the name tag on the bag would be enough, but I guess not!
Anyway, the flight went really well and I got to Ecuador pre
tty early in the morning. So students, here is your first bonus question.
Q: What time did I get to Guayaquil, Ecuador?
For this question, you must calculate the time it took me to fly to Ecuador. Guessing a time of arrival won’t cut it. Here are some things that you know. The average plane travels at 460 miles per hour. You can find the distance between NYC and Guayaquil using this website: http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm.
You can use this website to check your answer: http://www.aaat.com/free-online-time-distance-speed-calculator.cfm
This formula may come in handy too: Time = Distance ÷ Speed
Hasta Luego!
Mr. Hayes
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