Ooo ... speaking of ear pods (sorry you lost yours), or in my case, headphones, I tried out my fancy-schmancy new headphones on my trip. They were awesome!!! My only complaint, and it isn't really a complaint, it shows how well they work, is it's rather jarring and a little overwhelming to go from not really hearing much of anything going on around you to ... all the sounds, all at once.
On a side note, I was told it is antisocial to wear my old headphones with the cord tucked into my pocket so it looks like I'm listening to an IPod, or something, even though I'm not.
The fuck!?! I do that so I don't have to be antisocial!