Write something you may never forget.


One experience that has stayed with me is the time I almost got arrested at Tokyo airport. I was traveling from Dallas to Shanghai and had a layover in Tokyo. While waiting to board my next flight, I heard my name called and was brought to a small room where several police officers were waiting. They politely asked to inspect my suitcase, and I nervously agreed. I had assumed that it may cased by safety shoe inside, but to my surprise, they found three bullets in my suitcase that I had kept as a memory from a hunting activity. When they asked if they were real, I truthfully replied yes. They called someone from the lab, and almost 10 people came to take a look at the bullets. I tried to explain that they were from a legal hunting activity in the USA, but I had just forgotten to clear them before traveling. Luckily, they gave me a release form, but unfortunately, my flight had already departed, and it was the last one for that day. I had to re-book another flight for the following day. It was a stressful and frustrating experience, but I learned an important lesson to always check and clear my suitcase before traveling.