I'm heading to India with 16 others from school for a
class on globalization and interfaith dialog in India. We'll be in Bangalore, Mangalore, and Mumbai. I'm pretty stoked!
Already to prepare I've:
- gotten tetanus and hepatitis A shots
- filled prescriptions for malaria pills and cipro (for crazy bad travelers diarrhea)
- made copies of everything I'll be bringing in my wallet and given them to my mom in case my wallet gets stolen (let's hope not)
- taken out a bunch of cash to travel with
- begun my nightmarish packing: packing for a month for two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT seasons (India --> 70-80 degrees, Korea --> about 30-40 degrees).
- bought little souvenir/ trinkets to give to people we stay with
- bought all the little items like DEET, laundry packets, hand wipes and sanitizer, etc that I'll need while in the country
- arranged transportation for our group to the airport
- begun reading the mandatory book for class: In Spite of the Gods, by Edward Luce... about the current state of things in India, politically, religiously, economically, etc... it's FABULOUS!!!
After India I'm heading to South Korea to visit my little brother, who's been living there for almost a year. He's teaching English. I'm super psyched to see him!
I am still 24 hours away from leaving, and though I've done a lot, I still feel like there's a ton of
things I need to do. I really need to get a handle on the packing thing. I'll want to double check to make sure I have everything I'll need for my camera, that I have my flight document for Korea, that I call my banks so that they know I'll be spending money outside of the country (so that they won't shut off my account thinking my card was stolen), and I need to... re-lax.
Traveling is something I do alot. And I love it. But this prep time beforehand... the waiting... the packing... I really just HATE this part! Ah well, soon I'll be in the air and off on another adventure.
Wish me luck!!
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