This time, almost, next week.

Its Wednesday of the week before I leave for one of the bigger and more adventurous of the 'big life adventures'. I have been plotting and dreaming of this trip for almost one year and now my destination looms merely a week away. This makes me feel a number of things: excited, thrilled, dreamy, sentimental, heartbroken and ready for change.
I've spent the last weeks getting ready - shots, buying a pack, getting papers in order, and enjoying toilet paper.
So here is a little update to outlay what this trip might be like. Originally I was to travel on my lonesome, which I am sure gave both of my parents severe anxiety. "Be safe, be careful" was a common reaction when I told people I'd be on my own in India. This is wonderful advice, and I plan to be both safe and careful. However, about 3 weeks ago I was speaking on the phone with my good friend Naseam catching up and she had mentioned our mutual friend from UVic would likely be down to be a last minute travel buddy. Rolling with the idea I put it out to Darius, who has travelled for the past year througout south east Asia that if he wanted to go to India he would be more than welcome! Well, guess what? He agreed and now the two of us are heading to London and then Mumbai.
The general plan is this: arrive, sleep, adjust to jet lag and then explore Mumbai for a few days. We will likely decide in our first few days in what direction we want to go but generally we are thinking south and east. Goa is definately on the destination list, as is Kerela, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. I am sure we will hit many places in between.
In the meantime I have been in Toronto. Its been pleasant and fun filled 'limbo' time while I wait for the skies in India to clear up and I am so grateful for the time I've spent chilling with close friends and family.
I am really going to try to keep up this blog so that I have a record of what this trip will be as well as a way of keeping anyone who is reading and following up to date. I think any homesickness will be softened and heartbreak mildly dulled knowing that mom and dad and all my friends are able to know what's happening here.