No less than a week until I depart for India! Now all my inoculations are complete, I can pursue crossing off the final things on my packing list. I am beginning to feel more excited, however I am still apprehensive of what to expect!

Constant reminders from the Nurse, friends and family ‘not to drink the water’ & to ‘keep hydrated’ are just many of the top tips I need to remember, as well as registering my Visa on 14 days upon arrival in India!!! (See, I am remembering these things!)

I can’t deny that I am very nervous; the furthest I have ever traveled on my own is to France! However, after attending the GapGuru pre-departure meeting, whereby I was given information about my home-stay and work placement I did feel much more reassured!

This weekend I got an e-mail from Hema, the GapGuru representative in Bangalore, which will be my new home for the next four months. She was most pleasant, and warming, explaining what will happen upon my arrival in India and not to be nervous. I have also made contact with some ‘gappers’ currently in Bangalore and I am very much looking forward to putting names to faces!

I now shall spend the remainder of my days here in England saying goodbye to everyone and just keep pestering the GapGuru office with my last minute questions!!!

Next time I will be in Bangalore!!!

Namaste