The G-Spot of the Universe

Mar 22, 2010

Go on…guess.

Its not what you think.

…As a tour leader I am often witness to many moments of bliss as lifelong dreams of seeing far away lands are fulfilled. These once-in-a-lifetime snapshots of time are a driving force behind me loving what I do so much.

As a byproduct of leading my own clients, I also get to watch the goings-on of other travelers who may be sharing in some similiar experiences. Most every tour begins and ends in an airport somewhere, and here is where the truest emotions of travel rear their moments in time. For some its anxiety as one enters a new country for a first time. For others its excitement because “I’m finally here!”, and the dream of seeing a new land is about to be fulfilled. For many, however, its an arrival of emotion when after finally landing, navigating through customs proceedings and finding baggage one can exit the rooms of rules and enter a room of reunion with loved ones.

I’ve been fortunate to spend, on occasion, upwards of 6-7 hours on a given day welcoming my arriving passengers in the baggage claim area of a foreign airport. While standing on my feet for that amount of time holding a welcome sign and assisting my passengers is a burden on the lower extremeties, the emotional gamet of arriving passengers gives the sideline observer more pleasure than the first lick of a chocolate ice cream cone on a hot summer day.

This is a feel-good phenomenon that few people, I believe, have ever considered as a true lifting of one’s spirits….but I suggest a step outside the box of life’s usual pleasures for a moment to experience the true G-Spot of the universe.

The joys of seeing a little child run into his daddy’s arms after he returns home from a business trip, or a boyfriend/girlfriend reunion after months apart, or an emotional wife or mother embracing their military son after a deployment to Iraq….or the first sight by grandparents of a newborn grandchild are all moments-in-time best seen in, of all places, the baggage claim area of any airport.

If you’re ever feeling blue, just take a ride to the airport and head over to the international arrival area and get a good spot among the sign holders, limo drivers and tour leaders. I promise you, before the first plane deposits its final passenger you will be smiling ear to ear feeling the love and joy of the reunions of loved ones.