Ulaanbaatar

You know you're in Ulaanbaatar when:

Two people you know say they had their auras checked. Not only did they see the color of their auras, the lady who checked it also had a few things to say about their future.

One of your friends says she asked her her sister-in-law about your future and found out that you will very quickly get married and have kids. Within the year. With her husband's friend.

So yeah, I got here over a week ago. Flying with sinusitis is torture of a different kind. The air pressure does something to your sinus cavities, making the pain worse and your nose whistle. Because of my sinuses, when I got to the boarding gate about 3 hours in advance, I decided to lie down and try to take a short nap. Except I went into a deep slumber and when I woke up, the boarding area was completely empty.

I jump up, throw on my glasses, grab my crap and run to the gate. "Ulaanbaatar - FINAL CALL". The plane took off within five minutes after my butt hit the seat.

Just when we were ready to land in UB, it started to snow heavily and the plane had to quickly gain speed and altitude. We spent about an hour in a holding pattern over UB, going round and around. I had no idea whether we would actually be able to make the landing or whether we'd have to fly back to Seoul or make an emergency landing somewhere nearby.

After 50 minutes in the sky, we landed on a clean runway in good visibility.

Felt like I never left.