Tonight's our last night of the trip. It's so hard to believe. Tomorrow we fly to Chicago and we'll be hanging out in the midwest until we move to Urbana in August, where I will be starting grad school in the fall.
The last few weeks of this trip have been very different from the first few months. Leaving SE Asia to go to Bangladesh and India was a big change; we found the regions to be very different from each other. Bangladesh was absolutely amazing. It definitely was one of the most satisfying parts of the trip for us, in large part because of how friendly and helpful everyone was. We met so many nice people.
At the end of our time there, our luck took a turn for the worse. We had booked tickets for a 30-hour boat trip which we were really looking forward to, then missed the boat because our cab got a flat tire and then we were delayed at the passport office, getting a form that we ended up not needing anyway. We thought we'd just re-book for the next day, but they cancelled the boat due to weather. So we caught a bus to Calcutta, and in the meantime I started to get sick. We spent four days in Calcutta, all of which I spent flat on my back in bed. We made our way across India by way of two overnight trains and one day-time train, all of which had major problems and delays. I started to feel better, but then got a sinus infection. When I went to get it checked out, the doctor insisted I stay at the hospital and get an IV for my dehydration. Two days there brought us to the end of our time in India. That night we headed to the airport, only to find that our flight was cancelled. What a crazy couple weeks! I have always dreamed of going to India but spent most of it in a hotel/hospital room. The little bits I saw were fascinating...and very different from what I expected.
Now we're looking forward to going back to the states and wondering what it will feel like! Catching up and keeping up on this blog didn't go as well as expected, but I hope to post a few more things once we're back in America.
3 comments:
Loved reading about your travel adventure wishing I was there. I see a funny screen play about India in the future. :) Let us know of any trips to Oregon that are coming up. You can stay in our new house and I promise it won't be like India :)
Your trials in India remind me of the TV show "The Amazing Race." ha ha. Oh well, I guess when it rains it pours, neh.
Have fun settling in to your new life back home. I am sure you will be happy to rest comfortably in familiar surroundings after your travels.
Take care, Tessa
Hey Missy and Jesse! I was wasting time looking for a job and I came across your blog! Wow, you guys really did some cool traveling! It sounding like fun and troubling at times. I am back in the Midwest and have been in Chicago a lot recently. I hope we can meet up or something in the future. Hope all is well!
Matt
my email address is m_bartling@hotmail.com
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