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And when I say \u201cturbulent\u201d I mean drinks flying and people screaming \u201cOh my God, we\u2019re going to die!\u201d And when I say \u201cever\u201d I mean EVER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know what you\u2019re thinking \u2013 being killed in a plane crash is about as (un)likely as winning the lottery. But a) I truly believe that one day I might actually win the lottery, and b) screw statistics, careening through the air at 35,000 feet and 600 mph inside a fake metal bird <em>is<\/em> scary, especially when the fasten seatbelt light comes on. It really isn\u2019t that illogical of a fear when you really think about it. And a lot of people do, considering that around one out of five of us are afraid of flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, the good thing about being up in the clouds is that most of them have a silver lining. And ironically, in this case, actually living through extreme turbulence turned out to be kind of like a crash course (excuse the pun) in exposure therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exposure_therapy\">Exposure therapy<\/a> is one of the most effective cures for all sorts of phobias, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/health\/435390\/Everything-you-never-knew-about-aviophobia-and-how-to-overcome-it\">aviophobia<\/a>. Basically it involves repeatedly scaring the shit out of you on purpose to the point that you\u2019re so tired of being terrified that you calm down. And let me tell you, it\u2019s exhausting to spend 8 hours scared shitless \u2013 especially when you\u2019re traveling with a 3 year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitting in my seat holding on to the arm rests for dear life I swore that if we did make it to Helsinki in one piece I would never fly again. But now that I\u2019m here, the opposite is true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe it was the exposure therapy, maybe it was the five glasses of wine I had once the in-flight drink service resumed, but I\u2019ve been cured!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what&#8217;s more, it turns out that the fear of crashing into the Atlantic Ocean and free alcohol are the perfect ice breaker, because by the time we were over Iceland everyone in row 21 felt like family. Or if not family at least BFFs &#8211; best friends in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that\u2019s what I call a bon voyage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love,\nLissu<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Mom, So, I know it\u2019s been a while since my last letter, but, as you know, that\u2019s because I was on vacation in New York. And while it was great to see everyone there, I have never been as happy to see the picturesque city of Vantaa as I was this time. Why? 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