I had never traveled farther than 50 miles [80 km] from home, and now I was going to a place more than 900 miles [1,500 km] away!
فلم يسبق لي ان ابتعدت عن بيتنا اكثر من ٨٠ كيلومترا ،‏ اما الآن فأنا مسافر الى مكان يبعد ما يزيد عن ٥٠٠‏,١ كيلومتر .‏