Five Reasons I'm Most Excited to Visit India By M.R.A.M. 1. It's our first stop and therefore the only one I've given much thought. When you're traveling for six months, you either need to quit your job well in advance to research and prepare, or you need to wing it. Initially, I attempted to research a few of the countries we'll visit throughout our trip, but I wound up stuck in the safety section of the travel message boards, reciting phrases like, "In order to increase your chance of survival in a bus accident, sit in an aisle seat toward the back of the bus," over and over again, attempting to engrain the valuable information into my notoriously short-term memory. Eventually, I gave up and decided to focus on the first stop, using my 1999 Lonely
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