HELLO? Guess where I am? Yep, on plane 1/3 on my way to see the world! The day has finally arrived where I get to see what this world is all about. Last night I was crazy stressed but so excited, Im just so happy this is really happening. I packed my luggage last night, and boy was that a pain. I know the rule of halving what you’re thinking about taking but it literally went out the window. I did my first ‘draft’ pack, playing tetris with my suitcase, only for it to weigh in at 25 bloody kilos!!! I had a little sob and tried to think realistically and reevaluated my choices. My goal was to take between 10-15kg so that I had room to bring back a few things, and then a light carryon bag with just my ipad, important documents and food – but none of this happened 😂 Overall, my suitcase weighed 19kgs at check in, and my carry on was 6.5kg, with so much shit I probably didnt need.

I have 3 flights schedueled in order to arrive at my final destination – London. First is an 8hour flight from Brisbane to Singapore, which left at 2:30pm and will arrive 8:50pm Singapore time. I will have a 3 hour layover in Singapore then board another plane to take me for a 13hour flight from Singapore to Frankfurt in Germany. I should only be in Germany for an hour or so then I’m left with a 1hr 40min flight to London, arriving (Friday 29 April 2016) 8am London Time. 

Besides packing my whole room, bathroom and supermarket in my bulging suitcase, my actual though process and readiness for this trip has been great. I have made sure I’ve stayed focused and organised, and mentally prepared for the journey ahead. No tears were shed at the airport, nor on my first flight when I split spicy beef all over my white singlet, or when I got lost finding my gate. When I left Australia, I was shy, dependant on others, not confident, unsocial and had no direction for my future. Even as I sit here on the flight to Singapore writing this blog, I can already feel a sense of maturity naturally overcoming me. I really do hope I become a better, more knowledgable, confident human being when I return.