Fri 20/12/13 23:04

What can I say, I’ve been in Delhi for about 24 hours and although I’ve really enjoyed everything that I’ve seen so far, I’m still not happy. My first thought is that it’s just me, maybe I wanted too much or I expected something different, but I don’t think either is true. At least not entirely true but I’ll explain later.

I’ve taken a few walks outside of the hostel so far and the scenery is something straight out of the past. There aren’t really any cars, a few maybe, but mostly motorcycles and tuk-tuks. The mass of people are everywhere, most seem to know exactly where they are going and the rest are content to just lean against things. My hostel is in an alley that is right next to a bazaar. So that is the reason for the lack of cars, just going about three blocks from the hostel and everything I said earlier is gone.

There are a few things that I was expecting was how dirty and crowded it is. I love it. I guess there is something about people being people that I like. I can’t say that I’d prefer to live in the area, but I can say that I get regularly get tired of the opposite, which is total order and cleanliness.

I got in to the city about 5am and because of logistics I wasn’t able to get a room until about 8. That was nice since I thought that I’d have to wait until 12. Unfortunately the time between 5 and 8 was less than pleasant and along with any comfort, my temperament went sour quickly. Eventually though I did get my room, and I could stretch out and get some needed sleep. When I got to the room the bed was nothing more than a 4-inch piece of foam on a wooden box. Comfy. There was construction going on outside my window, along with the constant hammering and yelling, I got lucky enough to have the workers radio loud enough to make sure that there wasn’t a minute of silence since I’ve been here. The last thing is that it’s cold here. People told me that it would be, but I had hoped that they were wrong , but they weren’t.

So as my writing has pretty much indicated, I’m not really in a good mood. That will change in a few hours after I join my tour. At least I’m hoping it will, and it better.

Thu 19/12/2013 19:37
And so another adventure begins with me sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to board. No lie, it’s been hectic getting to this point so far. The airport has been packed all the way through the process. In fact it’s taken me more than 2 and a half hours just to get to the point where I am right now, sitting like a geek typing away on my computer while the masses surround me.

The last three months I’ve known that I’d be right where I am right now, but for some reason I didn’t really get excited the way I usually do. Oh sure, I worried that I make my flight, and whether I’ve forgotten anything, but I didn’t spend a lot of time daydreaming of the upcoming tour. I’m not sure why, but I think it has to do with having my flight the day after my grades needed to be turned. All week I’ve been trying to get everything completed so I’d be able to leave and I think that has been enough to shift my focus from dreaming of what it’ll be like once I land in Delhi.

I’ve also been looking forward to the next summers adventure. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing, but there have been some great opportunities that I’ve found.