Leaving today...

          
Writing at 12:30am... 

The day has finally arrived and I'm not sure how to share what this means to me right now. Every second I am changing from nervous, excited, paranoid, shock, fear, and all sorts of other emotions that have no word but make those butterflies twirl around in your stomach! I have been lucky enough to travel outside of the country before, but this trip will be a whole new step. 15+ hours on one flight, South Asia, a completely foreign language (although I know that the word for one in Bengali is pronounced "ek"), and a graduate level project are all the main causes to my anxiety. I also am experiencing the general nerves of travel but through the school we have spent a TON of time in preparing and even though I might not feel confident, I know I have the information I need packed tightly somewhere within my bags.

The process of getting to Dhaka is quite the journey in itself, I will go from Indy to NY to Dubai to Dhaka. 

Writing at 7:32pm in NY...

As I continue writing this post, I can share the news that I actually fly into Italy before landing in Dubai. I had consistently overlooked the 1 stop listed on my itinerary. I'm sure it will be relatively quick and I am not even sure that we have to get off of the plane, although if there is that opportunity I think it will be  flight to NY was pretty good, I am not a fan of turbulence, although I don't think anyone is really a fan of it, so there were some uncomfortable times. I arrived here safely with plenty of time to traverse the hallways and fine food, an iPhone charger, of course I already misplaced one of mine, and find my next gate. 

The next 20+ hours will be quite an adventure, but I am confident that with the assistance of Dramamine and endless hours of inflight movies, I will make it there safely and sanely. I arrive around 8:30 on Thursday morning, I will go to the hotel that I am staying at for the rest of May and after a little rest will head over to meet some of the employees at Habitat for Humanity. I am looking forward to better determining what my project will be over the summer and getting acquainted with a completely new community. My nerves for the language, weather, and just overall differences are still strong but at the moment being held together by excitement. 

I will try to write on here as much as possible and look forward to sharing this incredible opportunity. Please feel free to comment, I know that the time difference may make it seem like I'm not responding but I truly appreciate everyone that wants to keep up with this experience! 

As my granny always says, make memories, so as I end this first post I am off to make some memories!