Late Monday night I bought a $720 one-way ticket to New Delhi. My flight takes off next Thursday at 9:15 pm and lands at 11:30 am on New Year’s Eve. I know what you’re thinking—one-way tickets are still that cheap this close to takeoff? ($720 is a good price; at best I’d get $1,200 round trip) And more importantly, will I make friends in time to have someone to hang out with for midnight? I know, it worries me too. I have this image of me alone, curled in a little ball, crying as the clock ticks down. “Happy New Year’s, Pauline,” I sniff to myself. Well, it’d have to be uphill from there.
I’m excited that I’ve finally locked myself into it. No more buying $100 visas just to not use them when I get a job. I still haven’t got much of a plan yet about India (though a charity I emailed a month ago just got back to me yesterday about possibly volunteering with them). I’ll figure it out.
In the meantime, I’m still moving out of my place (have to be out by today), taking typhoid pills, going to dance and workout classes for my final Groupon (I don’t know why this is such a priority, but it is), and just taking care of things. I’m not entirely sure where I’m leaving my car. I’m not sure what happens if I get rejected for health insurance. I haven’t fully thought through how to pay my taxes. But hey, I might hate India and only be gone one month. So I’ll take care of everything when I get back.
I’m excited that I’ve finally locked myself into it. No more buying $100 visas just to not use them when I get a job. I still haven’t got much of a plan yet about India (though a charity I emailed a month ago just got back to me yesterday about possibly volunteering with them). I’ll figure it out.
In the meantime, I’m still moving out of my place (have to be out by today), taking typhoid pills, going to dance and workout classes for my final Groupon (I don’t know why this is such a priority, but it is), and just taking care of things. I’m not entirely sure where I’m leaving my car. I’m not sure what happens if I get rejected for health insurance. I haven’t fully thought through how to pay my taxes. But hey, I might hate India and only be gone one month. So I’ll take care of everything when I get back.
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Please can I please please have a postcard? Please? I don't have one from India, and I haven't had a good Traveling Vu one in a long time! Message me through FB if you want my addy. :-)
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