Visas Ahoy!

While waiting for our visas to be approved, Jess and I planned our trip to India.  We were all over the map, balancing price with crazy layovers.  Using Bing.com, Microsoft’s Google (I like Bing because you can search all ticket providers including the discount outlets at one time and you can track fares to estimate when they will be the cheapest), we researched a bunch of possible connecting cities: Amsterdam, Dubai, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Moscow, Paris, Stockholm, and Seoul.  Our plan was to leave early and spend 24 to 48 hours in a fun city, exploring.  Finally, last night the Government of India approved our visas.  We had to make our choice.  So, we are leaving Baltimore on May 17th, connecting in Newark, New Jersey, and flying straight to New Delhi.  Newark is not Dubai – no offense Dubai – but we figured a 21-hour flight was enough adventure.  Our tickets cost $1399 a piece. 

All we have left is to complete our exams for the semester and get our shots.  We need immunizations for typhoid, Hepatitis B, or C, I can’t remember, Malaria, and the Flu.  Too bad Johns Hopkins has not discovered an immunization for white coat syndrome.  Like nearly 100 million men in America, I am scared of the doctor.  But typhoid requires bravery and so I am going to make either Jess or my mom go with me to get my shots.