I’m eternally grateful to have parents, who, have helped me out of this bind and somehow, other binds I have found myself in (remember Irma and Maria. I can be done now with these emergency type situations.)
I am also so thankful for James and Alex, who after all said and done and the extreme amount of money spent between the three of us on flights getting us out of Vietnam and back to our home countries, we still managed to find laughter. I don’t think I could have done this whole ordeal without other people. I know my parents have their own fears and worries with me abroad during this crazy pandemic time, but it’s a different type of emotion when you’re the one abroad. I am thankful I had these two Brits to go through this rollercoaster of emotions period.
By 2:30 am, we have things figured out. My flight home is a little less worrisome then theirs, but for now, we all have flights out of Vietnam and back to our homelands.
Three and a half hours later, I was awake and getting ready to head off to the airport. I went to the airport at the 3-hour check in period, strictly out of fear. I knew it would be more than enough time, but I could shake the fear. Fear of showing up and the flight not actually be real. Fear of a last minute cancelation, due to a last minute border closure. You name it, I probably felt it.
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Clazz - An Orcadian Abroad
I’m so sorry you had to cut your trip so short. Hopefully in a few months you’ll be able to return where you left off and continue the adventures. 🙂 One thing getting me through it is knowing that EVERYONE on the planet is affected by this. We were supposed to be in Japan right now, and last week I was absolutely gutted as it was cancelled with 4 days to go. This week I’m better, but I keep thinking, at least we’ll have a better experience if and when we do finally get to go. And absolutely everyone is in the same position. I’m hoping it’ll make the world a kinder place. Hope you’re doing okay and have somewhere to stay back home, and most importantly stay safe!
Nicole | Mapless Adventures
It took me a while to readjust into life in the states and to realize coming home was the best thing for me, but it has all worked out in the end. I even managed to get an amazing job amongst all this pandemic insanity. It still hurts my heart knowing our industry and passion has been hit so hard. So many people have had to change plans and cancel plans. I hope travel will become strong once again and you can take your trip!