After two and a half months of waiting, whining, calling Travisa Outsourcing, and wondering if every Indian person I saw in the supermarket had something against people of Pakistani Origin- my visa finally arrived in the mail! The funny part: the FedEx parcel sat on our counter for almost 7 hours before my mom opened it and started cheering in my face with excitement. I had avoided opening it because I figured, why do I need the disappointment of opening up a parcel (which cost over $30 to ship overnight) that will only bear my unstamped passport. But hey, I'll take it- maybe this happened for a reason.
So from that moment until now, my life has been a constant stress of "is this too heavy to pack in my suitcase?" and "maybe tickets will be cheaper on Wednesday, it IS the middle of the week.." But either way, I can still finally see the reality of my trip falling into place. All the paperwork, pricelining, and packing aside-- I'm ready, anxious, nervous, scared, and excited to finally meet my roommates in Delhi, the interns at my NGO- Maitri India, and Sonal Singh- the CEO of Maitri who has worked with me endlessly to plan this trip.
I read somewhere that "Jai Ho" means "may victory be yours-" and after two months of waiting for my visa, I finally feel like it is.
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