Hello Everyone!
So as you all know, I am smack in the middle of a whirlwind life transition that has taken me from a steady job as a paralegal in DC, living in a fabulous apartment, with an amazing roommate, and a generally happy life, to a semi-crazed individual running around in a frenzy trying to simultaneously move to Michigan for law school, spend over a month roaming through Asia, and somehow relax a bit before going back to school.
My long stream of goodbyes began on June 6, when my paralegal replacement started at the Firm. It was then that I finally started wrapping up work projects, cleaning my office, and going through everything that had made the last two years so memorable. That Thursday, the Firm threw me a going away party, followed by another party on Saturday that Kate threw in our apartment. They were both fabulous and epic, and for the first time I had an inkling of just how hard it would be for me to leave DC.
That next week marked my last day of work, which was full of special lunches and last conversations, and a certain special attorney who refused to say goodbye so soon, and never really consented to say goodbye at all.
After a week of what seemed like endless packing, last Friday (two days after my last day of work), my mom flew all the way out to DC to help me drive a U-Haul up to Ann Arbor to move into the Phid House (the law school frat house that will be my home for the next three years). Of course, the movers that were supposed to load the truck didn't show up, and my mom and I, with the help of a very generous friend, loaded up the truck ourselves. Quite the beginning to an epic 10-hour drive that no one but my mom could handle with such cheer and positivity. Needless to say, I left DC at 5am on Saturday, was in Ann Arbor by 3pm on Saturday, and was back in DC by 6pm on Sunday. I still can't believe that happened less than a week ago.
My last four days in DC were filled with final goodbyes, that weren't tearful until the very end. All in all, although emblematic of my close relationships with everyone in DC, three weeks worth of goodbyes can take a toll, and now that I'm finally home in California where I can, in theory, take a breather, I am instead frenetically running around making last minute plans and running last minute errands to prepare for my crazy Asian adventure!
The plan is: 10 days in Thailand with Mom (Bangkok, Chiangmai, and Koh Samui), 10 days in Vietnam solo (hopping on a tour that starts in Hanoi and ends in Ho Chi Min City), and then 2 weeks in India with Dad (Bangalore, Agra, Jaipur, and Himalayas). I will be heading out on June 28 and returning stateside on August 2. I am not entirely sure what my access to computers will look like, but I will update this blog as often as I can, and if necessary, retroactively once I return to the US. There will also be lots of pictures, but again, those will probably not appear until I return stateside.
I can receive texts for free while I'm abroad, so if any of you feel inclined to send love notes, please feel free, although I may not always respond, as it is not quite free for me to send texts back.
My current to-do list is full of tasks left over from DC ("forward address"), tasks in preparation for Asia ("buy everything!" and "make copy of passport"), and tasks looking ahead to law school ("book flight to Michigan" and "apply for GradPlus loans"). It pretty much feels like I'll never make it through the list since every time I strike a task I come up with a new one. But, guess what, come Tuesday, it won't matter because the plane's leaving whether I'm ready or not! And let's be honest, have I ever actually not been ready? No, not really. So I guess it's time to calm down and get excited for my big, bad Asian adventure!
-- Priya/Pri/P/Preesh/Pixi/LPJ/P-Money/Baibiya
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