10:25 am

At least, on this side of the world it is still the morning.

I am looking at the watch on my wrist and it covers my tattoo wholly, which is interesting, because I'm not one who usually minds her wrist. But it is Chloe's watch, and she was there, so rightfully so she is hugging my wrist with me.

Let me just say that the international departures side of the Vancouver airport is one swanky place. Hello, casual river nd faux greenery. You have to walk through the "world duty free" area before getting to this gate, and that feels like some kind of perfumed, alcohol-bottle party with clean plastic bags and shiny white walls and this sparkly black floor. I don't want to say it but ... So much swag.

(^of course the spell check accepts swag as a legitimate word.)

Pre-read warning for the rest of this blog, I am doing this on an iPod touch so excuse the ns and ms and ts and as wherever they show up unexpectedly. Also lets realize together that is the a journey, so I know about as much as you do about this. ...okay that's inaccurate I probably know quite a bit more, but the feels and the things I don't know. If you know me, you'll get that. Apologies if you don't.

I always seem to have little kindnesses that appear on leaving day. Last year for Nicaragua it was that little girl saying LOOK AT THAT to my world-map suitcase. This time it was the slow moving check-in desk man who squeezed me an aisle seat for the 13 hour flight to Guangzhou. Rock on. If all goes as it goes, I'll have a window seat for the dizzy flight into Kathmandu. Dizzy because who knows what time it will be in the world. (That is also untrue, as it will be 10:15pm Kathmandu time when we land.) shhaa

These are very colourful boarding passes, which is quite lovely. My shoulders already miss the ache of my backpack.

Follow the DWC journey over at the DWC Nepal blog http://dwcvolunteersinnepal.blogspot.ca/?m=1 which will be a combination of people recounting the day's activities. Also check out DWC's website for more info on who they are.

And then most importantly you will want to google Creating Possibilities Nepal for a rundown on the group we will be working with and who will be guiding us, teaching us and giving us their time, expertise and conversation.

It is time to continue wandering through this. Here is to 13 hours on a plane, and then China! For a layover. Taking opinions: does that count as a country visited? Four hour layover....the jury's out on this one. (I'm looking at you, friends, for how I just said out. You know who you are.)

I think my tag to end these blogs will be keep going.

So let's do just that.

-k