Charlotte, North Carolina
I was up all night packing and attempting to clean up before leaving for our three week journey to Senegal. We arrived at Charlotte Douglas Airport at 7am. Serigne and I had two large suitcases, a rolling carryon, and backpack. United Airlines was going to charge us $150 due to excessive weight. We had two bags at the 50lb limit, one at 60lbs, and the other at 65lbs. We were taking items out of the largest bag and placing them in the carryon. The nice lady ...