06/02/2015 – 14/02/2015
This is a tale of travel.
The idea of backpacking solo in itself is so exhilarating and romantic to me. Actually being there and experiencing it by myself is something which cannot be accurately put into words. It’s something like the feeling of ice-water running down your throat after a sweaty trek in the sun. The feeling adrenaline-junkies get when the roller-coaster drops. Pure bliss.
15th May, 2014.
Whether we realize it or not, we live in a bubble. Yes, you and me. This bubble symbolizes our comfort zone. It represents our principles, fears and stereotypes. This bubble is embodied in the way we live life. We are happy to exist in it.
Day 1 :
24th October, 2011.
Pune, India.
The excitement that is felt due to the prospect of flying to a new, large and a well heard about country is immense. And if we are flying into the United States Of America in a few hours, be ready to experience sudden bursts of hyper activity and a regular, wild urge to scream with joy.
25th October, 2011.
Pune / Frankfurt / Houston.
Nice sleep in the bus. One hour before we reach the airport. Really humid. All of us are sweating but are still trying to make the most of the moment by sitting in a huddle in a corner of the bus and talking about life, about school, about Pune and about how would the US look like. Typical way of whiling away the time when we have nothing else to do.
26th October, 2011.
Houston.
Got up at about 7 AM. Well I could only get up because I slept at about 7 the previous night. So that is one nice sleep. When I got up Alan had aldready gone and Abel was ready to go. ( Scara Uncle’ sons ). After having pancakes for breakfast, and saying goodbye to Linksy Aunty, we left the place. On the way, we went to Academy Sports Store to pick up some biking equipment for me to take back to India. Uncle left me at Walmart where all the other students were.
27th October, 2011.
Houston.
We woke up at about 7 AM. Today, the itinerary looked really interesting. Quick breakfast at the hotel of various cereals, cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk, juices and some more items. Then we left the hotel pronto to go to the Challenger Learning Center to complete a mock mission.
28th October, 2011.
Houston.
We woke up pretty early today. It was freezing cold outside, so we were served breakfast in one of the rooms. Cereals, juices, etc. Almost the same routine. We left early for the Space Center and reached there a little earlier than we expected. So we had a little bit of freetime. We bought some stuff from the shop that sold souvenirs of NASA. We also spent quite a lot of time in the gaming zone, playing a simulated game of aviation. The effects were amazing and objectives of the game were pretty hard.
29th October, 2011.
Houston, Orlando.
Frantic packing in the morning. We were going to Orlando! The place is second only to heaven. All the stuff stuffed into the back and we are ready to go. We have two more things left to do in Houston. One was go for scuba diving with a few NASA divers and then make it in time for the Tram Tour of Johnson Space Center.
30th October, 2011.
Orlando.
Got up really early in the morning. Changed quickly and went outside the hotel where the bus was already waiting for us. Till all the others came out, we had a quick game of football which did warm ourselves a bit in the chilly morning weather.
31st October, 2011.
Orlando.
Woke up pretty early in the morning. The excitement level was way above normal. The reason for this was pretty simple. Today, we were going to Disney! Yes one of the most popular theme parks in the whole world! Magical Kingdom, that is the particular park where we were going. All of us, especially the slightly younger ones were rearing to go. A quick breakfast and off we went to the first of the theme parks of this wonderful trip.