I was tired and not ready for my impending trip back to school. Our Easter service at my church was wonderful, as always, and it was great to be able to see some people and give hugs before I headed back. After church, I checked my e-mails, perused facebook and twitter, and I finally decided it was time to book my flight: my costly, well researched, perfect flight plan to Lilongwe, Malawi. I had spent days, weeks even, researching and asking around and finally ended up with what I thought would be the best plan in the entire world. I was proud. I checked on it almost everyday. This morning, though, my love affair with my itinerary that was saved to Expedia.com took a deadly turn. It was unavailable! I was on the verge of a panic attack when I called customer service and it really sent me over the edge when the not-so-friendly guy with an attitude problem told me that I simply needed to book something else.
And that's when the tears started rolling. I had come to a breaking point and this flight being unavailable was the straw that broke this camel's back. Pretty much since the beginning of January I had been stressing about what flight to choose; whether it be the safest path, the shortest path, and/or the cheapest path.
After my dad had stopped laughing at me and I had stopped crying, my dad and I both hit the interwebs on different computers to try to find a solution to my problem. Luckily, I was able to find a VERY similar flight plan that just added one more layover and it was the same cost. *wipes sweat from brow* Crisis (somewhat) averted.
Countdown to Malawi: 100 days!!!!!
Random Malawi fact: The languages spoken in Malawi are English and Chichewa according to the national Geographic Travel website.
