2013-06-26
00:55:50
Panic in Sydney
I left this Monday and I have been on my way ever since. I'm tired and I have been extremely nervous all the way. What if I don't catch the next flight? What if I get lost?
Well... I could say that unbelievebly awesome and didn't have any problems at all. But that's is not even close to the truth!
The first panic attack I had was when my first flight (Copenhagen - London) was delayed. I actually had about 2:15 hours between my flights, but since we were delayed and had to go through a security check I had about 20 minutes left. Everything ended up well.
The next flight was between London and Sydney, with a small stop in Dubai. Everyone (even those who continued with the same flight afterwards) had to leave the plane and go through a security check, again!
Here is were the real problem started. I had only been nervous for no reason before. We arrived about an hour late in Sydney due to the wind... And I missed my flight... Now I'm waiting in Sydney.
Lucky as I am, the agency rebooked the flight directly to a later one (3 hours later). I'll be late for the introduction course, but I will arrive sometime...
However, the worst scenario that I could think of during my trip was getting lost on the other side of the earth and/or miss my flight somewhere.
Which is exactly what I did. Both of them!
Maybe I'll never reach New Zealand... I'm sure I could manage to get kidnapped by kangaroos or something stupid like that on my way to the plane.
Well... Wish me good luck!
Well... I could say that unbelievebly awesome and didn't have any problems at all. But that's is not even close to the truth!
The first panic attack I had was when my first flight (Copenhagen - London) was delayed. I actually had about 2:15 hours between my flights, but since we were delayed and had to go through a security check I had about 20 minutes left. Everything ended up well.
The next flight was between London and Sydney, with a small stop in Dubai. Everyone (even those who continued with the same flight afterwards) had to leave the plane and go through a security check, again!
Here is were the real problem started. I had only been nervous for no reason before. We arrived about an hour late in Sydney due to the wind... And I missed my flight... Now I'm waiting in Sydney.
Lucky as I am, the agency rebooked the flight directly to a later one (3 hours later). I'll be late for the introduction course, but I will arrive sometime...
However, the worst scenario that I could think of during my trip was getting lost on the other side of the earth and/or miss my flight somewhere.
Which is exactly what I did. Both of them!
Maybe I'll never reach New Zealand... I'm sure I could manage to get kidnapped by kangaroos or something stupid like that on my way to the plane.
Well... Wish me good luck!
2013-06-20
20:20:27
Leaving on Monday
Next Monday is the day! I can't believe that it is finally happening! New Zealand is on the other side of the earth and I have the opportunity to visit.
At 18:20 my flight will lift from Copenhagen's airport to go to Lodon. After that I'll be sitting on the same flight for about 23 hours before I finally arrive in Sydney. Sadly enough I won't be able to spend more than a couple of hours there before I have to leave with the last flight, that will land in New Zealand. After finally arriving in the mysterious country, I'll be attending an introduction course in a city called Auckland.
The course ends on Friday 28th of June and that is also the date when I will meet my host parents on the airport. We will travel together down to the South Island and our destination is a town called Nelson, situated in the north of the south island.
The very last part of my trip will be a tour with a car to a smaller city called Motueka, where I'm going to spend my next year working as an au pair.
I have talked with my host parents and they seem to be very nice and open. I want to finally meet them in person and I want to start this project that I have started.
A whole year seems awfully long now, but I think I will make it!
Even though I cried like a fool when I said goodbye to my friends today...
I'm sad.
I'm happy.
But most of all I'm crazy excited!!
