The Airport
When It Starts To Sink In
You're standing in front of the Airport doors with your luggage in one hand and your passport in the other. The taxi driver has driven away by now and you're still staring at the entrance hoping someone will run up to you and give you permission to stay forever, or at least a bit longer!
You take a deep breath in and let out, "Let's do this". As you walk through the doors the all too familiar feeling of leaving a beautiful country sinks in. It's a confusing feeling of joy, regret, fear and sorrow, that rushes in all at once. You regret you spent more time with food on your tongue and not the language. You're filled with joy you'll see your friends and family again and sorrow you're leaving your new friends behind. By the time you reach the desk to get your boarding pass, you're simply dazed and confused as you frantically look for your passport that was in your left hand the entire time.
So, the journey begins with an unfamiliar women's voice, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please prepare for take off".
The Journey
The Plane Ride
You're either rockin a good seat or a bad seat, there is no in between. Anything can make or break your flying experience, from a crying baby to an old man drooling on your shoulder. Luckily, you've been seated by the window with one seat in between you and the aisle. As you sip on your complimentary champagne, you go through your camera roll reminiscing the adventures you had in the last month.
With smooth flying, you land at your first layover in no time.
The Delay
It's been 3 anticipated hours with an additional 4 hours of waiting in the airport. By now you've already won every beatable level of solitaire and taken advantage of the free Wi-Fi. You even had enough time to take your ukelele out and learn a new song on YouTube.
Just another hour to go till you board your last flight homebound.
Home
The Landing
Butterflies start flying around in your stomach, you're anxious and excited to get off the plane and get some real food in you. But, as usual, everyone decides it's a great idea to cram the aisle and have us wait for them. So, you chill back in your seat, finally regaining all access to your phone, and wait out the mayhem on the plane.
It's finally your turn to board off the plane, and the first thought that comes to you is... I hope my family didn't forget to pick me up.
The Restlessness
You've been home now for no longer than a week. By this point, you've caught up on all your work, family and friends, and your post-trip restlessness is starting to kick in. Being back home means going back to normal, and you've never been good at normal!
So, what do you do? You start planning your next trip of course!
Your Next Trip
The Planning
You're now in front of a computer with your book full of your bucket list destinations ready to pick the next place your finger falls on...!
Until Next Time! Alisar