I'm sitting in a hotel in Istanbul trying to find some way to pass the time until this side of the world wakes up. It's 1:45 am here and since we expected to be in Bishkek by now where we would have things to do, we slept for 8 hours on the last flight. Apparently our plane took off late in Chicago due to icy conditions, which caused us to land here 1 1/2 hours late and ten minutes before the departure time for our last flight. When we got off the plane we ran, and I mean RAN, through the Turkish airport only to find that our gate was closed. The plane was at the gate and the gate was still connected but they wouldn't let us on. So..... here we are at the hotel.
This entire trip has been really difficult and draining for both of us. We had so many people who helped make it easier but still.... It was really surprising for me to realize on Thursday how difficult it was to go back. I was all prepared for going back and thought I was fine. But on Thursday I realized my stomach was in knots and I was on the verge of tears for hours. It wasn't that I didn't want to go back. I really love my host family and my students.... but I had forgotten how wonderful it was to just be with friends and family and how easy and less stressful it was to be in the states.
Tomorrow we should arrive in Bishkek at 3 am local time and then will hang out at the Peace Corps office until we hop on a bus to PDM. We will try to update when we get back.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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