Pre-Flight Jitters

All about my stressful moments preparing myself for my first International flight.

My flight date is the 15 Jan 2018. And I’m sooo excited…and nervous at the same time. This will be my first international flight. And I have no idea what to expect! Sure, everyone gives you advice and tells you that it will all be fine. They’ve been through it and know how it works. I’ll probably live!

So, for all the first timers out there, who haven’t traveled across sea borders yet, when I’m in London I’ll write about what a breeze it was and be able to give you tips.

But at the moment I’m freaking out! I’ll have to board the plane, ALONE! and then go through customs, ALONE! and then have a stopover of 11 and a half hours, ALONE! in Cairo. So it’s a lot of “firsts” for me.

So I’m scared, excited, sad…my boyfriend will be dropping me off at the airport and kissing me goodbye there. That will be the toughest part for me. I played it all out, I will hand in my luggage and then go to the terminal, not quite ready to say goodbye. Tears in my eyes, and a hope that he will come visit soon…even if I’m just leaving for 5 months. And then I will give him a tight hug and time won’t seem to go bye until I hear them calling my name over the microphone…yep. I can be dramatic sometimes.

It’s just the fear of the unknown that holds you back sometimes. As they say, “Fear is temporary. Regret is forever.” I don’t want to regret anything if I can help it. Even if it means living in another country for 5 months.

And the time will fly by. I’ll write to you soon…