Suitcases packed, checked in and ready to fly over the clouds.
Excitement, anticipation and memories fill my thoughts.
So much time has gone by! I’m meeting the place I left behind at the airport.
I’ll close my eyes now and wake up to a dream come true.
I’m finally here! Why is this Jet bridge so long? Where is my suitcase? Why do I suddenly feel so impatient and why are my eyes getting blurry?
Ugh! Emotions, stop! You’re not supposed to show!
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I exit the airport… “Oh! They expanded the pickup area” I tell my wife. “They also…” a Taxi driver approaches us before I finished my sentence. “Where are you going?” He asks. “Yes, we just arrived after a long flight, thank you for welcoming us” I think to myself. I’m too nice to say it out loud. I just give him the destination info instead. I’m too happy to really care…
Off on our way we go! I look at my wife with a smile of excitement, as we squeeze each other's hand! “We’re finally here” our eyes speak. A long honk accompanied by a mumbled familiar “που πας ρε!”** turns my smile into an “oops” funny kind of look followed by a slight “oh well” shoulder movement