The Departure
When I first arrived at JFK’s Gate 4, I did my best to simply make my way unnoticed through the dense throng of people. I self-consciously tugged my huge rolling duffel along the smooth floors, trying to hold my back straight and steady so as not to alert complete strangers of my discomfort (I mean, [...]
Last Minute Items
If it wasn’t evident from my passport debacle, the fact that I am the poster-child for procrastination should be glaringly obvious from my latest shopping excursion. As of today, I’m roughly 3 days from starting this incredible journey. Before I’m home free though (if that’s what you want to call it!) there seems to be [...]
The Package
As it turns out, when you get a visa, it’s real. Yesterday evening, I received a called from my mom. Having already talked to her today, and at some length nonetheless (we talk just about everyday, even when school is in session…yes, I’m THAT girl…we’re close, and its odd to think she’ll no longer be [...]
Aloof
Presently, as I lounge around the familiar confines of my sister’s Collegetown apartment, Africa could not feel farther away. I’ve been here for a couple weeks now, arriving in Ithaca shortly after finishing up a 2 month long pre-med internship in New York City. Juxtaposed against the hustle and bustle of city life, Ithaca seems [...]