Mother India

Bangkok International Airport

Flew in this afternoon from Hanoi to Bangkok.... had a few hours to loaf around Khao San Road with Joe and Pete (two guys from Brooklyn I met in Vietnam who are heading back to NYC tomorrow) before catching my flight to India

I can't believe it... 6 months have passed and in less than 12 hours I'll be arriving at Mumbai International Airport after 11 years! I don't know why i'm making such a big deal about it, people do this everyday, but I can't help it. There's something about this particular trip, this time in my life, sounds silly but its the first time i'm traveling to india without my parents...haha i've been traveling by myself since the age of 13 and here i am 27 nervous about going to India without mom and dad.

There's all these questions in my head, about my family, what they'll say, how they've changed, what their lives are like and then there's so much about India I want to know about... the history, the religions, the cultures, all of it. Not sure if I'll get them all answered or if I'll even have the opportunity to ask them all... 10 weeks isn't that much time - its a pretty big ass country

I bought the new 2005 Lonely Planet India edition when i was in Cambodia and I haven't even cracked it open... its massive! I don't even know where to begin... to i try and see places in each specific region so i can get a taste of it all, or do i focus on one area, immerse myself in a particular culture... of course i have to make it to kerala for christmas and of course goa for new years... well anyway i've got 2 weeks with my family in vadodara (baroda) to start thinking about it.

Speaking of New Year's are any of you out there still interested in meeting up with me? As of now its me and Penne (she plans on doing a bit of traveling around India as well at some point)... i haven't sorted anything out yet, because i was waiting to see how many people were coming, but at this point i plan on making my arrangements within the next few days... places are going fast - its their busiest time of the year

Alright, better get going... i've got a plane to catch

xoxo
browngirl