It’s been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Take it from me, truer words have not been spoken. I took that first step into the security checkpoint at KCI and it’s been a series of small steps since. I’ll be completely honest, that first step was hard. There were some baby tears in my eyes. But this is the chance of a lifetime. An adventure. Something I’ve always dreamed of. And I’m scared. It’s finally starting to sink in that I’m alone, on the other side of the world. The airport is full of people, colors, signs, noises. Most of them I don’t recognize. Occasionally, I’ll hear English slip through and for this, I’m grateful.
My trip has been fairly uneventful so far. The flight to Chicago was short, as was my time in Chicago. We departed and I just started taking those small steps in any direction. I had to catch a train to get the international terminal, then find my airline and get my boarding pass. By the time I got through security, my flight was loading. I met a wonderful lady named Alice who was also headed to Istanbul and we navigated O’Hare together after I saved her shoes from being left behind! It's always fun to meet new people and she was so sweet!
The flight to Istanbul was 10 hours long. I pulled my blanket out of my bag, turned on “You’ve got Mail”, and promptly fell asleep until dinner. For airplane food, it looked and smelled great, but my body just wasn’t feeling it. I ate a bit and then curled back up for more sleep! Breakfast was fresh fruit, eggs, potatoes, and other deliciousness. I was feeling better and actually managed to eat something. We landed with barely a jostle and it was time to take some more steps.
It’s funny, because I had no idea where I was going. That’s not a common thing for me. So, I just followed the crowd and I guess I did it right because I’m sitting outside a gate, typing this message to send out to the world. My flight doesn’t leave for a while, so they haven’t published which gate I’m supposed to be at. J
Update on housing – Ashton and Steve are meeting me in Athens, and as of now, I have a place to live that has transportation to the school! (That’s been tough with the metro strikes!) God is so so good! I’ll post again (with pictures!) when I land and get settled. Until then, keep taking it one step at a time.
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