Commencement

I have just embarked on the adventure of a lifetime.  I spent the day in a rush trying to pack all my belongings into two suitcases.  A 30kg weight sounds like it would be enough, but with one and a half hours to go, I found myself packing, unpacking and repacking to reduce my load, by more than I would have liked.  A pile of much wanted (more than needed) clothes and were left behind for my mother to send to me in the post.  I thought I had done well considering everything I needed to live with for the next 2 years had been squished into two suitcases; all to arrive at the check-in counter and be asked to try remove some items, as I was .9 kg overweight, I explained to the check-in lady that it was all clothing and there wasn’t much I could do, so thankfully she let it slide!

Online check in is always the way to go.  The queue had near to no one in it, so I speedily chucked my bags on the conveyer belt, had my boarding pass printed and relocated upstairs to spend my last hour and a bit before boarding, with family and close friends.  

Multiple tears, and a photo shoot later I was on my way through the other side, taking the first step to start the next chapter.