Tomorrow I leave for India. I fly out of Philadelphia at 6:25pm to Heathrow in London. Leala (another junior from Hendrix also going- who is amazing) and I will meet in Heathrow and catch the plane to Chennai, India together. We arrive in Chennai at 1am India time, and from there our program will pick us up and take us to Pondicherry.
I think I have most of my stuff together. Packing has been slow going as I try not to overpack, which I always do. Mostly my bag is full of medicine... just in case. My room is a veritable mess and at this point it's quite like a maze and scavenger hunt rolled into one as I try to find the items I need while simultaneously walking through the room.
It's all becoming very real now and I wonder what I have gotten myself into. I'm concerned about dressing and acting properly for Indian society and culture, but I am hoping that this is something I will pick up on as the semester goes.
My room is a huge mess, too...oh well. Can't wait to see you soon!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck Liz! Have an amazing time and everything you do in life is an opportunity to create awesome memories forever. Be safe, be healthy and enjoy it all!
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