Saying goodbye :(

Well, here we are my first blog from Russia, well my first blog ever...

 As I shut the doors and posted the keys back through the letter box it suddenly dawned on me, I really was leaving and would not be coming back to the place I'd called home for the past 4+ years. Had I made the right decision? It wasn't too late to phone the agency and sat that I'd changed my mind... after all I'd not yet signed a contract! After a few tears and telling myself to get a grip, I set off to meet mum at the hotel we had booked for the evening.

Whilst I wait, I went through my bags again, for about the 100th time in the last few days! Decisions, not one of my strong points, should I take that with me?, of course not, but I might need it, I won’t, I’ll pack it just in case…. and so it went on. Having finally made a decision on what to take I’ve two bulging bags, which are quite possibly well over the weight limit.

On Monday afternoon we headed off to the airport, after a last minute trip to Westfields to grab the things that mum said I needed, mainly ties to go around my luggage in case they split open when the luggage handlers ‘threw’ them about as they are loaded onto the plane, however I think they are both so heavy they will hardly be able to lift it, let alone throw throw!!

As I sat in the airport waiting for my flight, trying very hard to fight back the tears but not really succeeding, I watch the people coming and going and wonder why I’m the only person in the airport in tears!! Is no one else leaving people they love? Where are they all going? I look at the destenations board to see if I can play matching pairs with people and places. The time goes so slowly and as my phone is no longer working I go and use the computer in the airport to send a last few emails. At £1 for 10 minutes, amazing how quickly the time now goes!!!

The plane is almost empty and I get the whole row of seats to myself, it’s a quick flight and we land in Moscow ahead of schedule. I then work my way through sea of people to collect my luggage, go through passport control and re-check in for my flight to Kazan.

The view from the plane was amazing; there was not a cloud in the sky. I was beginning to feel a little less sad and more excited about my new adventure!!!