Near departure...

It still hasn't hit me. In a little more than 24 hours I'll be taking off from New Jersey on a journey to the other side of the world, and even though it's been on my mind constantly for 3 months, I know I'm nowhere near prepared for what I'm going to experience in the next month. 

I took my first malaria pill tonight and considered how familiar I may become with swatting mosquitoes. And earlier while sipping an overpriced and over-sugared iced coffee drink at Caribou, I laughed at myself and wondered how I'll ever beat my coffee addiction, or go without ice in the heat.

Then again, I could be thinking way ahead of myself. But that's something I know I'm bound to do in any situation.

But it's not long before this journey finally becomes a reality. More than anything, I hope that I'll be able to translate my experiences into words, tangible enough that you might be able to see a little bit of India as I do. Until then, stay posted!

~ christiana