I just came back from my trip to Seattle to interview for an internship at Microsoft. It was a very nice trip, and all expenses were payed by Microsoft, which included my hotel, food for three days, taxi service, and my travel expenses for getting to Redmond, Washington. I live in Vancouver, Canada which is only about 3 hours away by car to Redmond. I would have liked to take a Greyhound bus across the border to get to Redmond, but I couldn't figure out how to get Microsoft to reimburse me for a bus trip. Instead, the default request is for an airplane ticket, and that's what I ended up getting.
It probably took me longer to get to Redmond by plane because I had to spend so much time in the airport. For international flights they recommend you arrive three hours before your departure time, so you have time to go through security and customs. The plane ride is only about 30 mins long, and the airplane was small. I believe it seated about 80 people, and it had propellers on each side. I was kind of nervous at first because I had heard these small planes experienced more turbulence than regular jet planes, but the ride was in fact surprisingly smooth. Hopefully if I get an offer for an internship from Microsoft, I can avoid taking the plane and just go by bus next time.
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