Pushed to the Limit

International travel can be very draining.  Wait, wait and wait some more.  With airports crowded with passengers, it takes time to get through check-in and security at the start of a journey and more time to get though immigration and customs when a destination is reached.  Add time waiting to get on and off an airplane and a person’s patience can really be pushed to the limit.

I try to maintain a calm demeanor when I travel, but sometimes I am tested. 

One such test was when I arrived at the Delhi airport.  After traveling for more than 24 hours and arriving in Delhi at 2:30 am, I just wanted off the plane and into a hotel for a short nap.  But it took me about 30 minutes to get through immigration/passport control and another 20 minutes to find my one piece of luggage.  Then another 10 minutes to change some dollars into rupees.  I suppose that’s not too bad, but after traveling for so long, I just wanted to rest...sleep deprivation was starting to have its effects.