Today I time traveled.
When I left the U.S. “yesterday” it was Thursday, yet here I sit in Hong Kong on Saturday having only experienced Friday for a few hours while at 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean. My flight to Jakarta leaves in about 45 minutes but it still hasn’t really sunk in that I will be living in Indonesia for three months. When I went to Italy and Australia I think the realization set in much sooner because I had spent my childhood daydreaming about such trips. But Indonesia has only been a destination for me since December or January.
I am nervous! What if I’m a terrible Mercy Corps intern? What if I don’t get enough research interviews in because of my combo summer or just because I drop the ball? What if I am just not able to achieve my goal of eventually learning the language fluently? What if my computer problems ruin everything? What if I get myself into an uncontrollable situation or a natural disaster strikes and being new to my surroundings I don’t react the way I should?
All the preparations for this trip, finals week, RRAD Student Interest Group work, and my jobs I think distracted me from really thinking about my fears. Time will only tell what happens.
Here goes...
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