7:30 am: just leaving for the airport now, only 15 minutes late. Completely my own fault. I had to say goodbye to my geese, and then insisted at stopping at the temple. For some reason I thought I would just go, say hi and bye to the gods like I always do, but I ended up crying profusely, and completely loosing it. I went to each god, and bowed down, and asked them to bless me in their specific ways, and even though I really haven't gone to temple I felt such a connection, I just know I'll be perfectly safe all the time.
9:32: in the security line. My back is already aching from my 24.2 pound backpack (and that's exact, I weighed it) my bag is checked I got two of my boarding passes and I have yet to get the third one from Dublin to Toronto.
9:38: got through security fine, and they didn't confiscate my wonderfully sharp metal knitting needles! Now starting the long journey to my gate. I still don't leave for over an hour.
10:04: OMG! Didn't realize how late is was. I almost missed my flight and heard the last boarding call and ran. The plane is miniscule. Actually, it's smaller then that. It's about the same size as a school bus. About to take off!! Adieou
10:46am: still got some time left on the plane. My ears are done for. Flying over a Great Lake right now, no idea which one. Flights been pretty decent thus far, I'm siting between (squished, let me add) a business man that loves cirque, he's going to Toronto for work, and a man from Hong Kong, China who is visiting friends in the US for a couple weeks. We've had a very lovely conversation, I showed them my cirque book and so that was fun.
11:30 am: we're going to be landing within 15 minutes. Getting lower and lower, but still don't see the airport. This baby plane is rocking like a boat on stormy seas and my stomach is not appreciating it. It probably doesn't help that I'm in the very last seat of the plane either. I got bored of talking after a while and wrestled out a book from my backpack, Game Of Thrones, which I hate to admit, but is fabulous. Shout out to Shantini and Nikita for the reccomedation. Oh wow... That was unexpected... We just touched down. Yippee! Toronto! Already in a foreign country. Alright, toodles for now... The next few hours are going to get interested, I'll explain later.
5:08 pm: and interesting they were. I met up with a friend who lives here in Toronto. When I was in India we called each other mama duck and baby duck, or duckling. I being the younger. For a while it seemed she was like my mom, although being only nine years my senior. Anyway she picked me up and showed me around Toronto, and we went out to lunch and it was great fun.
6:13pm: in line to board the plane. After frantically trying to find the terminal, I had plenty of time and even got to charge my iPod a bit, and connect socially with the world.
6:47 pm: I found my seat on the plane, I'm sitting next to a lovely older couple who are seasoned travelers. The husband is from Vienna and the wife from England, although she speaks with an American accent. We've talked lots about travel, and are now settling down to the flight. I have a cute little TV and am planning to watch Rise of the Guardians while knitting a scarf. More later
9:01 pm: watched the movie, got my dinner. A half decent vegan meal, except for the vast amount of fennel. Really, who eats that much fennel? So I spent half an hour picking out all the pieces and enjoyed the rest. There was also a vegan cookie which was a delightful treat. Since the movie is over it is now nap time, I have tucked my legs up under me, and wrapped myself in blankets. My headphones are in, and I'm ready for a bit of well earned rest.
11:39 pm: well sleep never happened. I tried, and just couldn't, which is odd for me, because usually I sleep like a baby on planes. So I worked on editing a video for a while which was both frustrating and comforting at the same time. Saying that... I should really get some sleep tomorrow's going to be crazy.
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