The deed is done.
Despite all my planning, I've held off on purchasing airplane tickets for the first leg of my sabbatical. My hesitation has been fueled by a sense that something will prevent me from taking this trip. A sinking feeling that events beyond my control will take this option off the table. Like George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life", that I will be confronted with a last-minute crisis, feel compelled to abandon my dreams of exotic travel and will never be able to leave home.
Such an event may still occur (fingers crossed). But after receiving divine encouragement yesterday, I went ahead and bought my first set of airplane tickets. On September 12th, I'll be headed to Tokyo and then, 18 days later, to Bangkok. My intention is to stay in Thailand for 2 months before heading to Burma (Myanmar) for a month and then onto India and Nepal for an indeterminate period.
All the other pieces are falling into place. I gave notice on the apartment, am beginning the final windup of my job, have been shopping for travel gear, got new passport pages added, and am crossing items off my long to-do list on a daily basis. Despite this impending upheaval, life at home remains normal. For now.
But I feel as though the countdown has begun. And that my dream is coming to fruition.
One thing's for sure -- it's going to be a crazy ride.
Monday, July 30, 2007
The journey begins (sort of)
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