The Time for Preparation is Over
I am less than 48 hours from shipping off to India. Everything is moving so fast and the winter break has breezed by. I went shopping for stuff to pack yesterday (medications, converter/adaptor, locks, etc.) and now I am packing it all away into a suitcase. I bought one of those netbooks for the trip yesterday, those things are so cute and tiny! Anyways I am really excited that the trip is almost upon me!
Last night I watched "Slumdog Millionaire" with Michelle. It was a really good movie, and I liked the soundtrack a lot too. Watching that movie made me realize how different a world I will be visiting soon. I have done what research I can and read the travel books a bit, and now the time for preparations is nearly over. I know that no amount of reading about a different culture can substitute for the real experience, and I am sure to be shocked quite a bit when I arrive.
I am feeling a mixture of a tense excitement with fear. I am really excited to be going to India but at the same time I will be missing my friends, family, and Michelle. I will pay my respects to those I am leaving and hold my head high as I do my best out there in this brave, new world of India.
Last night I watched "Slumdog Millionaire" with Michelle. It was a really good movie, and I liked the soundtrack a lot too. Watching that movie made me realize how different a world I will be visiting soon. I have done what research I can and read the travel books a bit, and now the time for preparations is nearly over. I know that no amount of reading about a different culture can substitute for the real experience, and I am sure to be shocked quite a bit when I arrive.
I am feeling a mixture of a tense excitement with fear. I am really excited to be going to India but at the same time I will be missing my friends, family, and Michelle. I will pay my respects to those I am leaving and hold my head high as I do my best out there in this brave, new world of India.