Logistics Logistics Logistics.... Never ceases to amaze me how much effort and thought is required to put together a multi-month, multi-country trip.
I have been planning this trip for well over a year. Yes the dates have been switched around, the countries and continents have been shuffled. But finally, four weeks out, the trip has taken shape. I will be starting my journey in Sri Lanka, then heading to Thailand, maybe squeeze OZ in, and then finishing off in Indonesia.
Words cannot describe how stoked I am for this adventure. I have dreamed of just falling off the face of the Earth since I was probably 16. To disappear, with no solid plan, no itinerary, just plane tickets, and a mandate to show up and blow up! As a good friend has said, "you gotta fly by the seam of your pants."Yet at the same time, I have reservations. Like having to put my life here on hold. Leaving the country with business school being an uncertainty. Having no guarantees of a job when I get back etc etc.
I know I will only be gone for 2.5 to 3 months, and I will have awesome people meeting me along the way. I want to leave, but I am afraid to leave. I want to jump into the unknown, but at the same time I am a little scared to. Story of my life.
My flight departs SFO @ 445pm, landing in Dubai a cool 15.5hrs later @ 740p the next day. Followed up by a luxurious 7.5hr layover, before hopping another 3.5-4hr flight to Colombo. I am debating on whether or not to just hop into a cab and explore downtown Dubai during my layover. We shall see about that.
In any case, I hope the jitters will pass. I cannot believe this is actually going to happen. I can't believe I actually pulled this off. The countdown begins! Here's to four weeks flying by!
