Oh, I am so excited! My dream has come true... I am in Australia. And what a journey to get here. I feel like this year has all been about preparing me for this journey. I will use all the lessons I learned and I cannot wait for what is to come!
My last day in NYC was stressful: post office to mail package (finally, a little lighter... I got down to 27 pounds... that's everything I need for 4.5 months... crazy!). I did make it to the Brooklyn Bridge, a great memory of NYC. But then it was stressful with the actual transportation thing: had a shuttle bus take me there so that was great, but it was everything once I got to the airport.
I flew Delta Airlines and they are the most rude and unhelpful travel operators I have ever flown with. Worse than Olympic Airlines in Greece: different language and a nationally run small company, and they were still better than Delta! So of course I broke down in the middle of the airport (I am sorry to say I am such an emotional person when I am stressed and sick). And then the flying began: just over 6 hours to Los Angeles... thankfully, we arrived early so it was no rush to my connecting flight. And then began an epic flight of 17 hours to Sydney. I masterfully managed to select a middle seat of three and nobody flanked me, so that meant that I could lay down across all three seats and sleep. I have rarely been able to sleep when travelling, so I felt so much better after it. It was a smooth flight, no problems at customs, so I am now in Australia. Free to do whatever I want. I am so excited (can you tell?)
I met a fellow Canadian on the plane and we are now chilling out together. Should be a restful few days in Sydney before I head out to Adelaide. What a blast so far! I'll keep you posted.
Love, Lisa
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