Tag: waiting
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Journey begun/Return
Last packing, last call to family, last day of work, last night. Waking early, too early. The driver picking me up is early. Hasty last-minute checks and I’m gone. My pack, my passport and a world awaiting. Departure seems so distant now, so overwrought. Was I really that terrified? Was that really me? This seems…
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A month and four days
In a little over a month, I fly to Uganda for three weeks of adventuring in central Africa. I start the malaria meds today (I also have another trip in between). I’ve reached that stage of cautious excitement – almost really believing that it might actually happen but trying not to get too attached to…
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The waiting-for-a-letter-so-I-can-apply-for-a-visa blues
I would passionately love to climb on a plane tomorrow and rush off to Moscow. I would absolutely love to spend a Russian New Year and Christmas and go play in the snow. Unfortunately, my life is woefully lacking in fairy-godmothers and this Russia project is taking an awfully long time to get off the…