Thursday, February 25, 2010

The wait is over

At 2:29 this afternoon I was practically jumping for joy. I finally got a ticket to Ethiopia. Wednesday evening my travel approval came though. That’s when the giddiness started to set in. If it weren’t for the 9.6km run I’d been on earlier that evening, I doubt I would have been able to fall asleep. The physical exhaustion knocked me out cold, but not before I could fire off an email to my CoP letting him know that I had a few loose ends to tie up here in Copenhagen, but I’d be ready to travel on Sunday.

This morning when I woke up I was greeted by an email from my CoP cc’d to me, asking our HR team to book me a ticket anytime after Sunday. Over the course of the next five hours I checked my email constantly, waiting for news. Between checking my mail, I finished my packing… not a job for the faint hearted.

My good friend Lieke was lucky (or unlucky?) enough to be there when it all happened. She stopped in today to say hi and goodbye (again) and grab a bit of lunch and some coffee.

The rest of the afternoon was spent finishing off the chore of packing my room down and getting Walter ready for the great re-location of 2010. Walter moved postal codes today from 1265 to 2700. His new roomies are my darling cousin and her darling dog. I’m living out here too for the last few days before I ship out.

Without further ado here’s my itinerary:
Depart: Copenhagen Apt (CPH) 16:05 Monday, March 01, 2010
Terminal 3
Arrive: London Heathrow (LHR) 17:05 Monday, March 01, 2010
Terminal 3

Depart: London Heathrow (LHR) 21:00 Monday, March 01, 2010
Terminal 3
Arrive: Addis Ababa Bole Airport (ADD) 07:45 Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Terminal Not Available