In about 3 days, 14 hours, 30 minutes and maybe 24 seconds? we will be on our long awaited plane heading to Malaysia, then Singapore, then finishing off the trip in Bali....to say I was excited would be an extreme understatement.
Usually nothing ever hits me or sinks in until I'm either on the plane or actually at my destination. Like when I went to China last year I kinda just treated it like any other day and wasn't even that excited on the 14 hour plane ride over but then when I landed it's like a tick goes off in my body and finally allows it all to sink in.
I'm not sure if it's because this upcoming trip has been planned for a few months, or the fact I'm going with 4 of my best friends in Korea, or the fact I am finally going to my dream place Bali, but It's still a few days before we leave and it has already sunk in, I AM SO EXCITED!
Even when I had to pack up my entire life in two suitcases to move to Korea for the year last August I waited until about midnight the night before leaving to start packing. Same thing would happen every summer before going back to college; at about 5 a.m. the morning we were leaving I would still be packing up last minute things in the car. I think I wait until last minute because I know it will all get done so what's the rush?
Well either I've grown up a bit or maybe my excitement has taken over, but its 3 days before the trip and not only am I packed, but have all my documents printed, have researched adventures to do in each country, hotels and hostels booked, laundry done, apartment clean , vaccination shots received and my outfit for the airport laid out! I hardly even recognize myself. It's actually caused me anxiety because I am NEVER this organized before traveling, so now it's given me too much time to think if I've forgotten something or need something else which has made me buy unneccessary items to stuff in my already full backpack. Maybe I should stick with my old ways??
Anyways, we are off to explore, discover and possibly take over these 3 countries on a trip of a lifetime. I think even before reading the book "Eat, Pray, Love" I have always dreamed of going to Bali. I can't think of a better way to end the vacation. I hope it's everything I'm expecting and more...!
The days leading up to vacation are spent "desk warming" as they call it, which is pointless hours spent sitting at my desk at school just browsing the internet and getting paid to do it because no students are at school since it's winter vacation. By law us foreigner teachers still have to come to school in order to get paid because it's in our contract. Maybe that's why I'm so organized? All this extra time? Gotta make use of it somehow.
Anyways, stay tuned! I'm hoping we make it back to Korea and don't stay on the beaches of Bali forever...but then again that wouldn't be so bad.
I literally think my fear of wild animals or animals in general can be classified as a phobia these days because that is my biggest fear going into this trip. My friends think it's funny that I literally die when I see a stray cat or dog here in Korea because I instantly think it can sense my fear and is gonig to launch at me any minute and attack me. Yeah, weird, I know, must have been attacked by an animal as a kid? When I tell people I'm afraid of animals they look at me like I just told them I hate Christmas or rainbows or chocolate. I get it, everyone loves animals, but not me.
Anyways, one of my friends who is going on the trip with us use to be a zookeeper so needless to say she and I are opposites when it comes to animals and she loves them so this should be an interesting mix! One day on the trip they want to hike through the jungles of Malaysia...either I man up and where a bubble suit to protect me or lay on the beach and wait for them to return!
One of the last things I just read about this temple we want to go see in Bali says, "Uluwatu Temple is one of the key shrines on the island of Bali. The holy sanctuary, like Padangtegal, has a feisty monkey population, so hold on to your hat and digital camera."
Yeah, enough said. If a monkey comes after me, I'll die of fear. I told them if I see one snake I'll swim back to UHhhhmerricaa. Dramatic? I realize, but we'll see how it all turns out!
I hope these countries are ready for us....here we come!
Usually nothing ever hits me or sinks in until I'm either on the plane or actually at my destination. Like when I went to China last year I kinda just treated it like any other day and wasn't even that excited on the 14 hour plane ride over but then when I landed it's like a tick goes off in my body and finally allows it all to sink in.
I'm not sure if it's because this upcoming trip has been planned for a few months, or the fact I'm going with 4 of my best friends in Korea, or the fact I am finally going to my dream place Bali, but It's still a few days before we leave and it has already sunk in, I AM SO EXCITED!
Even when I had to pack up my entire life in two suitcases to move to Korea for the year last August I waited until about midnight the night before leaving to start packing. Same thing would happen every summer before going back to college; at about 5 a.m. the morning we were leaving I would still be packing up last minute things in the car. I think I wait until last minute because I know it will all get done so what's the rush?
Well either I've grown up a bit or maybe my excitement has taken over, but its 3 days before the trip and not only am I packed, but have all my documents printed, have researched adventures to do in each country, hotels and hostels booked, laundry done, apartment clean , vaccination shots received and my outfit for the airport laid out! I hardly even recognize myself. It's actually caused me anxiety because I am NEVER this organized before traveling, so now it's given me too much time to think if I've forgotten something or need something else which has made me buy unneccessary items to stuff in my already full backpack. Maybe I should stick with my old ways??
Anyways, we are off to explore, discover and possibly take over these 3 countries on a trip of a lifetime. I think even before reading the book "Eat, Pray, Love" I have always dreamed of going to Bali. I can't think of a better way to end the vacation. I hope it's everything I'm expecting and more...!
The days leading up to vacation are spent "desk warming" as they call it, which is pointless hours spent sitting at my desk at school just browsing the internet and getting paid to do it because no students are at school since it's winter vacation. By law us foreigner teachers still have to come to school in order to get paid because it's in our contract. Maybe that's why I'm so organized? All this extra time? Gotta make use of it somehow.
Anyways, stay tuned! I'm hoping we make it back to Korea and don't stay on the beaches of Bali forever...but then again that wouldn't be so bad.
I literally think my fear of wild animals or animals in general can be classified as a phobia these days because that is my biggest fear going into this trip. My friends think it's funny that I literally die when I see a stray cat or dog here in Korea because I instantly think it can sense my fear and is gonig to launch at me any minute and attack me. Yeah, weird, I know, must have been attacked by an animal as a kid? When I tell people I'm afraid of animals they look at me like I just told them I hate Christmas or rainbows or chocolate. I get it, everyone loves animals, but not me.
Anyways, one of my friends who is going on the trip with us use to be a zookeeper so needless to say she and I are opposites when it comes to animals and she loves them so this should be an interesting mix! One day on the trip they want to hike through the jungles of Malaysia...either I man up and where a bubble suit to protect me or lay on the beach and wait for them to return!
One of the last things I just read about this temple we want to go see in Bali says, "Uluwatu Temple is one of the key shrines on the island of Bali. The holy sanctuary, like Padangtegal, has a feisty monkey population, so hold on to your hat and digital camera."
Yeah, enough said. If a monkey comes after me, I'll die of fear. I told them if I see one snake I'll swim back to UHhhhmerricaa. Dramatic? I realize, but we'll see how it all turns out!
I hope these countries are ready for us....here we come!
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