Airports and Mind Games ~ No Travel Writer

Friday, 3 February 2012

Airports and Mind Games


Ever since I was a kid I had always loved airports, whether it was the start of a trip to a new and exciting place with your beach shorts and sunglasses or returning home slightly sunburnt with tacky souvenirs for your family. At an airport you are always going somewhere, you are not stuck in a rut or standing still, the world is there and ready to explore. I had never flown from Heathrow before and was immediately struck by how massive it was, I had read that Heathrow carries over sixty million passengers a year and I could definitely believe it. The worries of the trip had subsided and excitement had taken over, I felt so ready to go and meet the amazing people I knew were out there and see the places I had read about. Slowly the excitement started to wane after two hours on the cold seating and having exhausted my game of ‘guess where they’re going’ (which you always win) I began to feel the familiar feeling of self-doubt snake back into my consciousness. I had never been a very confident person and hoped that throwing myself in at the deep end would help to overcome this. I had made myself a promise that I would be the version of me that was outgoing and fun as opposed to the slightly reclusive me who had in the past been too scared to answer the phone for fear of talking to anyone.


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