Love your travel report, thanks for taking the time to share!!

Also went solo for the first time last July 2024 for a week after I was suddenly funemployed

One of the best trips to date! I also experienced turbulence from LA to Haneda with United. Flight attendants say they did back-to-back round-trip flights that week, but that was the first they experienced it that rough. I had a whole group of high school students on my flight, one of whom missed their vomit bag and vomited all over the floor. Poor thing. It was right when we were about to land though. I don't think its usually like that, but I always make sure to remain calm and keep seatbelts on. That didn't deter me from a great trip, planning to go again this December 2025!