Ahmedabad Airport

first of all, there was a little stressful moment on the airplane, I was sitting while holding my knee on the chair, which I do every time, there was one guy staring at me like what the hell you doing?

And he take a photo of me, I was like I don't care, so I didn't stop, but my point is that that was a stressful moment lol.

Anyways, It was around 1:00am, it was so dark outside, I arrive at the Ahmedabad Airport, this airport was not developed compared to Mumbai airport, for example, looked old and small.

Here the weather was awful, more than I experienced in Mumbai, almost like a typhoon with so shiny and loud thunder.

I had a stomachache so bad because of spices in Indian cuisine that I love, but also fever, unfortunately I was period as well. putting 20 KG of backpack on my shoulder.

My flight ticket saying, "the arrival in the next leaving Termina will be different so be careful". So I know where to go. I arrived at the terminal 1, and I asked to security people where is terminal 2.

He told me " rainy, rainy, wet, wet, walk, dangerous " At this point I felt stress because of language barrier that's even staff of the Airport have, this made me feeling of insecurity.

Anyways, surely rain was so hard, but I had umbrella. I was about to start to walk towards my destination, but there is a guy who tried to pick me up and send me to the terminal two.

From my intuition, I thought this people is not trustable, I don't know why. So I declined politely, but he was persistent and forcibly offer me so I said I don't have money now, and just left him.

I was literally working in the swamp, all the road were under the waters, they came close to your knee.

Hopefully I was wearing sandals, but I mistake the way twice, and I was almost slip with bunch of mud on the ground because the rode was under construction all the way, I also had a huge bag, I was almost crying and feel so disappointed when I mistake the way 2nd time.

usually I don't care for thunder, but this time it was dark out there, no people around me, even around the airport there was no light. I was terrified if thunder attack my umbrella.

Here I have a note: maybe I didn't make a mistake if I used Google Maps. I usually use it during travel, but at this point, I only have 8% remaining. I know that I needed to use it to enter the Terminal, I needed to save charge.

Then mistake twice, but I thought I can talk about this story, and this thought saved my mental. In doing so, I finally walk around 45 minutes and arrived at terminal 2, I felt my born was even started to shrink, the bag was too heavy.

At Terminal 2, the storm and rain he was even heavier, there was silent ringing loudly, also people or shouting, I don't know what they're saying.

There was absolutely no diversity at this airport, everyone looks like came from India, and I don't mind, if I able to knew what they are saying.  

All I wanted that this point is that 1) I want to get in to the Terminal, that's it. I was ready to throw up, if I able to get in the airport.  I felt stress too much, and I was terrified as well.

but I know that Indian airport is so strict, at the previous airport I couldn't get in until three hours before the flight time, so I kind of knew that it's impossible to get in now, so I decided to go to the food court, I was so surprised.

I walked to get there, but there was no dining area where we can sit and also place for charging phone. At this point, I thought if I can't charge my phone, and can't even just sit down, let me try to get in.

I was disappoint as I was expecting super comfortable in Airport life when I bought a ticket. but in this case, I was always super lucky girl, so I thought I can get in.

I was praying my Buddhism as well lol the officer says please wait here like 15 minutes. We will discuss about it. My shoulder was about to break, but I try to keep it on my back, because it was a bit congested there, I didn't want to be rubbed.

I felt like forever, but I guess about after 20 minutes, I think the highest position of the counselors just came, and he was looking at me and doing a "go away" gesture.

Rather than I was get mad, I was so disappointed.

but I wanted next plan so I asked, is there any place I can just sit down or charge my phone?

They say sorry ma'am we don't know. I was super disappointed. Not just because I couldn't get in the airport, but also at this point, I thought there's nobody I can trust at this airport, and I had no plans.

I think my stress and disappointment was peek at this point, and unexpectedly, my tears just came out from my eyes, and it didn't stop. I was wiping my tears on my face, I was sad.  

But then I was walking towards opposite way of the terminal, I heard the voice "Are you okay, ma'am?" "What's happened?" he had an employee ID card on a neck strap, it seems like he is another staff from the airport, I was surprised because I just got hurt because of another staff.

I talked what's happened, and the officer was quiet and just listening, I didn't expect anything anymore, so when he asked me "how can I help you??"

I said "nothing but do you listen my story so you help me already" And this was true, I feel too much better because his way of listening was so sincere, and he brought me two bottles of waters, trying to buy me tea as well, saying "calm down" and I realized I was upset.

I didn't want anything anymore. I was moved by their genuine. But He still asked me "how can I help you??" so I answered, is there anywhere I can charge my phone?

And he said come on. He called somebody, like three minutes after, a car came for us, and he take me to the Airport Managers room. he said "charge your phone here. once it's ready, you can go.

But now, relax" and "let me bring some coffee." He asked to his younger coworker to bring coffee, and another managers in the room sincerely talk to me. The room is apparently not for passengers, but for officers, so I was a bit nervous, but they telling me please relax, and you can sleep as well.

After I talk with the officer, I fell asleep. An hour later, they woke me up, and suggest me to buy a hotel, because there was no place to stay at the airport, and I did.

I didn't even know what is going on because so many of the coworkers just come by me, take care of me, ask me, is there anything I can do? Every time I needed to say, nothing, Thank you so much.

But they gave me another coffee, and told me if you are hungry, tell us we will serve food. they will come and check in every 30 minutes while I am waiting for sunrise and check into the hotel.

I was crying from different reasons that they don't know, their Hospitality, caring me as if it is normal things for them, was so beautiful and impressive.

I asked them, I honestly didn't expect people helping me like this. They say, if there's somebody need help, why we won't helping?