The journey begins today, officially. All of the little plans, and little details, the work up to it, everything, is enough to give one butterflies, as this is the furthest I’ve been away from home yet, and for some reason, that thought made me slightly nervous yesterday. I don’t know why, yet it did.
In reality, I am in even a better position to travel this year than I was last year when I went to Eastern Europe, yet the more relaxed pace previous to this trip gave me more time to think, and to digest all kinds of scare-mongering from well meaning loved ones, hahaha. I refuse to give in to fear. It’s against my nature.
So, now I sit here in Newark airport, waiting for the long flight to Mumbai, and then the layover, and then the short flight to Goa. The check-in process in Newark was incredibly smooth, which is why I really love this airport. JFK is a nightmare on every front, from the grueling cross town traffic, to the ineptness of the whole check in process…no thank you. Every time I get tempted by a slightly cheaper ticket over there I just think back to the various nightmares I have endured at that airport, and shudder, and then go with the Newark ticket LOL.
This waiting process is not very hard right now, and I am surprised at the number of women travelers, both solo or as mother/daughter teams. That is a reassuring observation to me, for whatever reason….maybe it assures me I’m not really freaky for traveling to India solo ;-)
Now, I will change some currency, and just wait to board…I have my books, movies and various games downloaded to my iPad, and I am hoping the smooth trip continues nicely and God remains with me on my travels, and I can lay my head comfortably on my pillow in my air conditioned room in Goa!! I will update in Mumbai…or maybe even up in the air if I have wifi access!
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