Last week, it was made official. I'm really going to India. My Dad bought the plane tickets. I can't believe it's really happening. Like I can't even fathom it. I'm actually feeling really scared, and I'm really nervous. I don't know what's going to happen, but hey, isn't that part of the excitement? Waiting to see what's going to happen is half of the fun of traveling. Well, at least that's how I'm trying to look at it in terms of this trip.

Looking on the positive side, and not panicking and thinking about what might go wrong is the key. It is a reminder I must give myself everyday until the departure date. I've been watching Monk recently, you know, the defective detective? And I notice things just as carefully as him, anybody who knows me well enough knows I'm super observant. And being observant about everything, like Monk, looking at everything that is wrong, is like I said not the right way to approach things --- in any situation. For once I'm not going to try to think on the negative side, I'm not going to be Mr. Monk. This trip is the opportunity of a lifetime, and I'm certainly not going to cloud it up with negative energy!

BRING IT ON INDIA!