It is really not the greatest feeling to arrive in a foreign country after a long flight only to find out your luggage is missing. Well, that\u2019s the exact dilemma I have found myself in at this moment. Here is a letter to my suitcase explaining why we were separated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Dear Lovely (brand new) Suitcase,<\/span><\/p>\n\n

I wanted to let you know that I arrived in Kathmandu today at 6:30pm, but where did you go? Did you decide to stay in Dubai and not board the plane to Nepal along with me? When I checked on you in Boston, the gentleman at the counter said you would be waiting for me at my final destination and I didn\u2019t need to reclaim you in Dubai. When I was in Dubai, I asked about you again because I was worried about you. You know I am a worrier. I asked the woman at the baggage claim desk if you would be on the plane with me to Kathmandu, and she assuredly told me you would be. See, suitcase, I was doing the right thing and I even got a confirmation, a double confirmation for that matter! So, I happily boarded the plane from Dubai to Nepal, mind set at ease, thinking you had gotten safely on the plane with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

After I arrived in Nepal and got my visa, I gleefully went to the baggage claim area and waited for you. At times I saw a bag that looked like you, but their owners picked them up and took them home, until every last bag was gone. Unfortunately, you never showed up. I went to the lost baggage claim desk and the guy searched for you…my lovely suitcase. He was concerned about you, just like I was and currently still am. I gave him a description of you and left him my contact number. It really would have been nice if you joined me here at my hotel. I really could\u2019ve used my PJ\u2019s, toiletries and other essential items that I packed into every little pocket you had.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

You see, suitcase, my first day in Nepal really wasn\u2019t a good start. I really need you in order to take you onto another seventeen-hour bus journey to Surkhet, Nepal where our work truly lies. You have all my notes, work plan, sanitary underwear and training materials that I can use to empower the girls I will be working with. So, please don\u2019t delay yourself any longer and just catch the next flight to Nepal. I will be waiting with bated breath to pick you up as soon as you arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Your (worried) owner.<\/span><\/p>“,”class”:””}]}[/content-builder]