A little under a year ago last January, I decided to apply for one of Campus Ministry's International Service Immersion Trips. I chose to apply to the trip to India because it was the furthest destination - I wanted to travel the East. I assumed that I would never get the chance to travel there again because India isn't exactly #1 on anyone's most desired vacation destinations list. It was a way to take advantage of an opportunity I might now have again. People always say "live your life to the fullest", so why not?
I told people that I was applying for this trip, but no one seemed to take me very seriously - especially my parents. I still remember the look on their faces when I came home one day in January and told them that I had been accepted to Team India 2010 and that I would be travelling there for two weeks the following January. Even though it was a reality at that point, all they could say was "What?". Hahahaha.
Unexpectedly, I received a similar reaction from just about everyone else I told. Very rarely did anyone give me the excited reaction that I anticipated. It never occured to me that what my ambition was unique; travelling to India isn't THAT weird, is it? But a few people did enthusiastically support my decision and I'm grateful for that.
My decision to go to India originated from a desire to travel there, but at the time I didn't know the real reason why I would go. It took me a few more months of preparation to discover this.
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