Now that I have experienced both sides of international air travel in the Netherlands and the United States, I can see stark differences between the two. Leaving the Netherlands was pretty easy for the most part, if not a little hectic due to the high volume of travellers the day I left. I got to Schiphol Airport a good three hours before my departure time, and that was more than enough to get to my gate with another hour to relax until departure. What I found most fascinating about the entire process were the passport control stations and the security check. I think that getting my passport checked by a human was actually faster than using the turnstile-type machine at Schiphol, as well as that, the person in front of me did not understand how to use the machine so it was rough to watch an older man struggle to place his passport in the correct spot. However, I found security at Schiphol Airport to be more streamlined solely because I did not need to take out my laptop from my bag and place it in a separate bin, that usually tacks on an extra minute or two for me at the airport and I feel bad for everyone behind me waiting. The rest of the process went smoothly for me and the flight was alright, if not a bit uncomfortable due to the food poisoning. Landing in the United States and JFK, I found the process to get back into the country to be slightly redundant. There was a machine that I had to use to print out a ticket listing some basic information about my flight and myself. I thought that the process would either be wholly electronic but after I got the ticket, I had to hand it to a customs agent anyways with my passport, so the piece of paper seemed entirely useless. There seems to still be a lot to improve for everyone in terms of air travel.