Lifescouts: Camping Badge
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Is this one a joke?
(Blogger is in Arabic and I don’t know how to change it back to English…so you get blogs here.)
I was lucky enough to see my mom over Easter weekend when she decided to visit me. We had a great time in the snowy mountains catching up ad enjoying each other’s company. She stopped by the manor before flying home which I saw as a golden opportunity to switch out my wardrobe. I sent home with her all my bulky sweaters and jackets which got me through the English winter and traded them for dress slacks, blouses, and shorts for my summer adventure. I thought this switch would lighten my load for the summer…I thought wrong.
Packing last week was definitely an adventure, especially with finals studying and goodbyes thrown in. I somehow managed to squeeze all of my stuff into a large backpacking backpack, a large carry-on, and a “personal bag,” which is an impressively large and overflowing tote bag. Lugging these first to the manor and then onto the coach was a feat. And I know I got more than a few weird looks carrying all of this into the airport this afternoon.
I hoped that checking my enormous backpack would lighten my load significantly, which it did, but not as much as I’d hoped. When my mom brought it over, she tucked all the loose flaps and straps into a bright red garment bag which served double duty as a means of protecting the bag and identifying it on the baggage claim belt. I am quite proud of the amount of stuff that fit back into that backpack, but I forgot that the bag had to fit back into its red sleeve. Which it didn’t. Not by a long shot. So, the woman at the counter assured me that the extra bag was not necessary and took the backpack on its own. Unfortunately, this required a little bit of shuffling as I was depending on the garment bag to hold the thing together. “You can just put those in your hand luggage,” the woman said through a smile. Oh really?
What she didn’t know is that my hand luggage was already bursting at the seams. With minimal effort, I extracted my purse from my personal bag which freed up enough space for the overflow items and continued to security.
“One, two, three bags. No good.” was the greeting I received when I arrived at security. So I sprawled out on the ground and reorganized once more. I am really impressed that I managed to squeeze things into every nook and cranny of my already overflowing personal bag. I removed a jacket, stuffed the pockets, and had just enough room in the bag to wedge in my purse and make it past Mister One-Two-Three on the second try. But, oops, I forgot to get my boarding pass out of my purse.
After some careful scuba diving, I located it and breezed through security after additional missions to extract my computer and liquids. Somehow I made it.
As soon as I found a seat in the departures lounge, I took my purse back out and everything else fell into place. So, here I sit with three bags and a neck pillow, ten minutes to boarding, wondering if they’ll call me on it or let me board. I look forward to being thoroughly embarrassed by the amount of stuff I have when I land in Dubai.
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I don’t know if that was a knowing nod or a passive shake of the head by the woman checking tickets, but I made it through! Waiting at my gate for just a little longer now.
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By the grace of God I had a ported who met me when I landed in Dubai so I only looked like half a fool walking beside him. Also, I got to unpack in my uncle’s apartment while he was at work so I could manage to make it look like I have a reasonable amount of stuff by the time he gets home. I’m feeling tired but very excited! Look for lots of pictures and updates to come.
Lifescouts: Perform On Stage Badge
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Between theatre and band I can’t even count the number of time I’ve performed on stage.
Lifescouts: Mona Lisa Badge
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Got into the Louvre for free to chill with my girl Mona.
Lifescouts: Eiffel Tower Badge
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I got to see it sparkle three times on my journey to the top and back down!
Lifescouts: Marching Band Badge
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I was in marching band for four years in high school and served as a drum major for my last two years.
Lifescouts: Bowling Badge
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I once left a wedding I was crashing for some late-night bowling and returned to a hilarious room of drunk partygoers.
Lifescouts: Horse-Drawn Cart Badge
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Most recent (and perhaps the most notable) was last weekend in Ireland! We took a horse-drawn carriage ride through Killarney National Park.
Lifescouts: Rainforest Badge
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I loved the beautiful rainforest of Costa Rica!
Lifescouts: Pet-Owning Badge
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I’ve always owned at least one pet and I think I always will. My friends used to call my house a zoo because we had so many! Cats and dogs and hamsters and fish and frogs and rabbits and turtles…
