"Every great adventure starts out with nausea"
This last week has been the long goodbye. I have had so much to do and have felt so overwhelmed, that on the one hand I am relieved to be going tomorrow. On the other hand, I am totally and completely freaking out. Even though my bags are finally packed, I still feel like I have things to do. This is why I think my decision to go to Israel first was a good one. I can stop thinking about everything once I get on my first flight. No more packing, no more tough goodbyes, and no more shopping for possible unnecessary items that don't fit in my bag.
Speaking of goodbyes, I have decided they are like the flu. There is no real cure but it gets better in time. Nothing really makes saying goodbye to people you really care about better. But once you go and time goes by it gets easier day by day. I don't have many people to leave. But the few I have are extremely special to me. I am going to miss my family and close friends more than words can express.
Tomorrow I leave for Israel where I will be spending a week with friends and family. Then I leave a week later and arrive in Nepal on the 10th of October, four days before TBT starts.
The one thought that keeps baffling me is: how in the world am I going to make it through airports with a backpack that is bigger than me?! I sat down on my bed to put it on after it was packed and looked like a turtle on it's back not able to get up. My airport days are about to get mighty embarrassing/hilarious.
I think I am going to try my best and enjoy my last night here at home. Next time I write will be from Israel!
Signed,
Last Goodbye
"You say goodbye....and I say hello....
ReplyDeleteI don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.."
Wait...I think I see a tiny bit of empty space to fit one more bottle of Pepto or some more Airborne! You are staddling two places now which is why it is so difficult. Tomorrow you will swing your other leg over the fence and then you'll be able to JUMP!! I love you darling girl.
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