I was originally supposed to leave Phoenix at 8:43 AM on 3/14/2022 and arrive at JFK Airport in New York by 4:29 PM to meet 16 other Fulbright TGC Scholars. Then, depart JFK Airport after a layover, arriving in Casablanca, Morocco by 8:40 AM on 3/15/2022. However, shortly after taxing down the runway passengers suddenly heard a startling sound and the plane slowly stopped on the runway. We were told by the Captain that the nose landing gear had malfunctioned and we needed to return the plane to the gate. The plane was towed back to the gate, passengers were de-boarded, and I (along with two other Fulbright Scholars) tried to get a flight to Casablanca asap. To make a long story short, we ended up getting roughly a 10 hour flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor to London. We barely made the flight from London to Rabat, Morocco which arrived 7:10 PM on 3/15/2022 WITHOUT our checked luggage!
No luggage, so we exchanged currency and were transported to our hotel to get ready for the next day. I had to utilize a few more math skills than usual: Moroccan currency (Dirham) conversion to the U. S. dollar, time zone differentiations, convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius, distances and travel time between various locations, etc.
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