February 7, 2014
Her utter joy is
audible through the phone lines. The long-awaited official Turkish VISA
arrives, intact in the much anticipated Express Mail envelope. One small hiccup
made us nervous that the document would not arrive in time for the Flight to Toronto, Istanbul and Izmir on Thursday. It is a
weird and wonderful system of permission to travel around the planet. Cash,
documents to prove citizenship, official papers verifying sufficient savings,
credible signatures from authorizing institutions and an agreement to arrive
and leave on designated dates. It appears to be a game that rivals Monopoly.
As any other
great undertaking, this one instigates foreboding and dizzy excitement.
Sleepless nights twirl the busy mind into the unknown cave of adventure.
Pinpointing the cause of nervousness is a feat. How will I be accepted at the
University, what are my two roommates like, will we get along, can I be happy,
safe, effective, secure, do I have enough money, can I get around easily, will
I be healthy and wise? Breakthroughs happen in breakdowns and challenges.
Confidence and taking a Wonder Woman stance is most helpful to conquer all.
One VISA down,
seventeen thousand tests to go!
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