Journey Continues

Statue of Liberty

It is 9:40 EDT in New York City I am late for the liberty cruise trip as if pacing up with every tick of the watch on my hand I am trying to run faster and faster, yes that is what my life had been for the last one year. The most memorable one year of my life and the toughest one still feels like it was yesterday that I was struggling with my 110 kilos of luggage in Charles De Gaulle Airport and marked  my never ending struggle. With my two or three phrases of French ( I am not sure those qualify as phrases :)) I  could survive in France makes me immense proud but again honestly it was not without these awesome friends I made ( my blind dog ) I know if she is reading it she will be laughing I wouldn’t have survived  that long.

Acropolis, Athens

I have lived life for the first time in so much of freedom and stress. Missed my first train and flight too drank my first cocktails without worrying of not be scrutinized wore my shortest outfits without people gazing at me all time, have travelled back home alone at 2 am in the morning alone and the worst was walking bare foot on the street after taking of my painful heels . I have taken 20 subjects in 7 months have done 8 hrs of classes for the first time in my life,have done sign language talking with a large number of people and laughed  as they laughed too, have  worked like a dog every day and cried in frustrations too J.

I have now friends from every continent and from countries of which I had heard only the names. Have cooked for my  friends rice, moosor dal and nuggets  who havenever have seen dal in their life . Felt thrilled when my friends addressed dal as yellow sauce and asked the name of nan ( the cheese bread) every time they forgot . Made “gajar ka halwa” popular in Colombian households  as “ Carrot dessert” and suggested the replacement of Ghee with butter .I  have met the most warm and awesome people of my life during this time.

Belem, Lisbon, Portugal.

I am lucky to have lived the life I always dreamt of the life of a traveler who has weird stories to tell , small adventures and  atleast see the world as much as possible in this life but I have very less time in hand I have started late but its better late than never . Atleast I have 2 suitcases for my belongings  to survive on let me live with it and live life to the fullest because when I die I will go empty handed.