Talk me down - Please - Page 2

anxiousmom · 11-07-2009, 03:21 PM

Your Dd has great travel arrangements what with two friends to watch her back!!! Lucky girl. Relax - she'll get hold of you as soon as she thinks of it. My D spent 5 months in the other Santiago (Chile) as well as time in Armenia, China, Nicaragua,Brazil and several other countries. Time moves differently there, and communication is not always as easy to accomplish as it is here. Don't worry!!!

worknprogress · 11-07-2009, 03:32 PM

I am sure there is nothing to worry about, but I would probably call the hostel ask if she checked in - and ask them not to say anything. Sneaky, yes. But I figure they don't tell us everything they do & I believe in eliminating unnecessary stress.

Do you have skype - it is great when kids are traveling! First of all, once you have each other as contacts, you can see when they are on - and usually it loads when you turn on computer. D and I chat a lot that way.

Take care and if she calls to tell you she's alive - DON't Lecture NOW!! Just be happy, happy.

Kill her later :0

runnersmom · 11-07-2009, 05:57 PM

Thanks all. Well, no call yet, but I was able to ascertain the flight arrived safely. Of course, since this was a connection after a 14 hour layover I have no way of knowing if they were on it! Her brothers have assured me that I shouldn't worry, that she's with friends and she'll check-in as soon as she remembers. I have sent a text, but apparently her phone doesn't always process them well, with either her Austrian or international sim card. I will wait until tomorrow to stalk her via the hostel, hopefully by then she will have remembered. Re: skype, we both have it, but she doesn't have her computer with her. When she's in Vienna we communicate that way all the time. If she logs on via an internet cafe she'll get my email messages. Ah motherhood....(or fatherhood, my H's nervous too!)

worknprogress · 11-07-2009, 06:49 PM

Well, I admit I was born with the worry gene - so I understand how you are feeling. Let us know when all is well!

kelsmom · 11-07-2009, 06:59 PM

Relax ... she is probably too busy having an amazing time & would be shocked to know how worried you are.

My D is also traveling Europe on a budget airline this weekend. She went to Brussels Wednesday & is taking the train to Amsterdam sometime during the trip. I haven't heard from her, but I am sure she is fine. I have been so thrilled at the huge jump in maturity since she started her term at UEdinburgh, I guess I haven't even considered being worried about her travels!

I have to admit the Lockerbee has nagged at my mind every so often, given her Christmas-time return. I just push the thoughts away & tell myself that all will be well.

runnersmom · 11-07-2009, 07:14 PM

You know Kelsmom, I think you clarified my worry. It's the flying. She has been traveling often since she arrived in Vienna in August and I have not heard from her until she returns to Vienna. No worries. Up until now though all her travel has been by train. I don't know why adding 2 flights to the process has made me so nervous, its not really rational. This is a girl who has traveled by plane often and can negotiate airports with the best of them. She is also the one that will contact me, by any means possible, if something has gone wrong. There, I've talked myself into a less worried state! But I can't tell you that Lockerbee hasn't crossed my mind since she's returning from Paris on December 21 after traveling for 2 weeks after her classes finish on December 6. Just add that to my list!!

kelsmom · 11-07-2009, 07:35 PM

Mine is also traveling after she finishes classes, then returning through London the 20th. Our kids will be just fine, I am sure. Just keep reminding yourself that your D is actually safer in the air than she would be driving in a car (certainly safer flying home from Paris than driving home

)!

Lafalum84 · 11-07-2009, 09:01 PM

I feel your pain.... DS is going to Barcelona for a semester next spring. I have this feeling I'll try to reach him and find out he's gone to France or Scotland or Prague for the weekend and "forgotten" to tell me.... I know he plans to ski in the Alps.

Since your D said she'd call when they were "settled in," maybe they just haven't "settled in" yet. To you and me that may mean "the second the wheels touch the tarmac" and to her it may mean after we get to the hotel, check in, eat lunch, explore, eat dinner.... then "settle in" for the night.

midwesterner · 11-07-2009, 09:47 PM

It sounds like she didn't sleep during her time in Barcelona, and when she hit Santiago she may have taken a nap, or, conversely, been so excited that she is out exploring and meeting new people. Spain is such a wonderful place. I have family there, and have always felt that it is one of the most alive places in the world. It is also possible that her phone may not be working. That doesn't surprise me; Coruna is a fairly remote corner of the country.

runnersmom · 11-07-2009, 11:25 PM

And the prize goes to...those who suggested she was taking a nap, and those who suggested she was out exploring....and, and, and !!!! She called at 8pm our time (2am her time!) to say she was sorry not to have called and to have missed my call. They crashed upon arrival, slept and then went out. She is, as all predicted, having an amazing time in Santiago after an equally amazing, and fun all-nighter in Barcelona. I can sleep easily tonight.
Thanks to all for your support and stories. I knew this was the place to come.

Youdon'tsay · 11-07-2009, 11:29 PM

Oh, good!!! Glad that waiting it out a little worked.

Last night, ds1 and I were watching a PBS show -- maybe Rick Steves? -- about Spain, which ds1 visited over spring break. It was great to hear him talk about how he had seen this or that. World travel is so important for them!

mom2sons · 11-07-2009, 11:42 PM

So glad to hear everything is OK. I am a worrier myself.

AnotherMom2009 · 11-08-2009, 12:22 AM

So glad that you've heard from your daughter.

My son travels internationally frequently and we have an agreement that he will use the airport ATM as soon as he lands - assuming that the airport has an ATM. The withdrawal usually posts on the U.S. bank account a day later and that's when I find out that he has landed safely. It's not as good as a phone call, but it works for us.

gloworm · 11-08-2009, 07:49 AM

Just heard frm D that she is back from Cardiff. RR, glad D is safe and having fun. Kelsmom, it is eerie that you mentioned Lockerbie, as I was in labor all day w/D on that day.

mominva · 11-08-2009, 08:27 AM

I also check ATM activity. My one DD calls me a stalker!

Our DD, abroad in Florence, went to London and Amsterdam on fall break. Remebered the charger but left the cell phone at friends' apartment in London. So much for phone contact.