First off, welcome to my travel blog. Hopefully, if all goes according to plan, and from past experiences that rarely happens, I will be updating this blog to keep my friends and family posted on my adventures and to confirm I my mom that I am still alive and kickin'.
Incase you do not know me, in which case I guess it is a bit strange you are reading my blog, my name is Elizabeth Pasquale. I am preparing for an upcoming trip to the UAE, Oman, and Nepal to do some volunteer work and trekking.
I am currently a nauseous passenger in the backseat of my mother's car. My family is journeying to the land of spray tans, poofy hair, and of course Snooki. But really, we are going to New Jersey for my sister's baby shower at her husband's family. Considering it is a six hour ride, I have been thinking about my planning for my upcoming trip.
I have been planning for nearly three months and I feel like I have done so much but that I am still so unprepared. I have the basics done thankfully. My plane ticket is booked, program planned, and last but not least I got my shots the other day (hence the reason I am nauseous). I never would have thought that one place could inject me with so many diseases in one day to become immune to.
Thankfully the shots are over and now it seems real that I am going. I have spent countless hours researching different tours, guides, must see, and tips of what to do, how to act, how to dress, what to eat, and so on and so on. Despite all of the research, I still feel pretty unprepared. Hopefully I will make a decision on booking the few tours that I want to do like the Safari and Fjord trip.
Maybe it is just the anxiety of the unknown starting to set in that is making me feel so unprepared. Deep down I believe I have become prepared with the basics that I need but the uncertainty of what exactly will occur on my trip is making me nervous. All of this aside, I am extremely excited!
Overall, I have come to the conclusion that the preparation for this trip has been a journey all on its own.
