At the airport

And so it begins.

Just a little 24 hours from now and I'll be in Delhi. Until then I'll be here in LA, in NY, and be spending a loooong time on a couple of airplanes. I'm not really sure how to deal with a 15 hour plane flight. I brought books, work to do, this little netbook, ipod, crappy magazine, and plan on sleeping for awhile. Because I am apparently slightly compulsive, I've planned out when I actually need to sleep to make the adjustment to the 12 hour time change as smoothly as possible (still not gonna be smooth...). But because I've planned it out, I'm sure there is no way I'm going to sleep when I've decided I need to. I'm going to try my hardest to not sleep on this first flight, but I'm tired and have a tendency to fall asleep like a baby as soon as the plane engines turn on.

Still kinda hard to believe I'm leaving for India. I looked at my calendar, I land back in LAX exactly six weeks from right now.

The plane ride will be the first adventure. Finding my taxi driver and hotel by myself in Delhi will be my second. I'll feel much better once I'm in Kolkata and actually meet up with people.

This is my first big trip on my own in a long time. It's kind of strange to be leaving my family for so long, especially after these past couple of years. But I think it's a good sign, and good for everyone.

I still can't believe I'm going to India!! I'm SO excited. :)