and so it begins

the journey to india, i mean.
mostly in the form of a 1-hr flight from omaha to minneapolis, where swasti and i volunteered to give up our seats to amsterdam for $750 travel vouchers, our own hotel rooms, and all meals paid for as well as good seats on the next flight to amsterdam which will put us in delhi just 24 hrs later than originally planned. that'll give us one less day in delhi, but as i keep saying, "750, 750, 750." carpe diem!
on the way to omaha, mom got out her calendar to show me that nothing has been scheduled for the few days after july 5th (when i'm returning home, at least so far as i know), so if i HAD to give up my seat for a voucher, i could be picked up at just about anytime. i'd shared that w/ swasti right before the opportunity presented itself to us, and had to laugh. why wait til the return home? why not start now? so that makes two travel vouchers i've acquired within the past 6 months. oh, man. have i ever expressed my passion and enamorment with travel?
so,
india, i'll see you soon!