Jumping Continents

When I was a little girl, I saw airplanes in the sky occasionally and as little as I was, they gave me an adrenaline rush. I was 5 years old when I first sat in an airplane and I was never happier. My family and I were going to India, it felt so good. We went to India almost every year and the feeling that I have of sitting in an airplane cannot be explained in words, it is a feeling of adventure and the unknown. It makes me go into a trance ...

In the late 90's and the early 2000's, travelling from one country to another was much simpler than it is today. People looked forward to travelling in an airplane. Today, ( I only speak for myself here) I feel like I always have a sense of tension when I am about to travel to a different country. I always find myself thinking about how relieved I am going to be once I check in my luggage and obtain my boarding pass.  

The next thing on my mind after that is the security check where I take off my belt, shoes and put my laptop in a tray so that they can be scanned. After that is done, of course I have to look for the gate number from which my flight will depart. After all that, I am somewhat relaxed, I repeat, somewhat relaxed. On Arrival to my destination, I know there are so many other tasks to be completed before I am finally free. The feeling before the freedom is of excitement and accomplishment, it makes me very proud to have survived yet another cycle of jumping continents.

In Paris in 2012

Over the years, I feel like I have gained so much experience in travelling in an airplane that I almost feel like putting it in my resume as a skill set. Jumping continents for me is like a drug addiction. If I don't do it time and again, I feel anxious and restless. Jumping continents has become a way of life for many of us, we have been exposed to so many amazing experiences  upon the arrival of our airplane that we no longer can be confined to one place. With all the tasks that it comes with, jumping continents is the best thing that has ever happened in my life....I wonder what you all think?

 Taken at Mt. Titlis in Switzerland

This is me in the tour bus in Paris

Taken at the Magical Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco