Short Scribbles: New Beginnings

   So last year I moved to a new place. It was pretty sudden. Not well planned or anything. And for someone like me who grew up dreaming about living in the “city of dreams” forever, it was a big change. A very big change.

I was very scared when I came here. It was my first time away from home (So far away!). I had never been away from home for more than two days (which includes school trips :P) “Scared” would be an understatement. I was positively freaking out! Everything was happening so fast. I didn’t even have the time to grasp what was happening. I just went with the flow. Mechanically. And when I had the time to take a breather, I realized the weight of my decisions. 

What was I worried about? Part of me was worried how I would manage things on my own. And the other part was wondering about the kind of people I’ll meet. I didn’t know if they would accept me, if they would like me. I didn’t know if they would consider me as an outsider or as one of their own. Everything was a BIG “?”. And I had to find the answers myself.

Initially things were tough. I didn’t know the language well. And there weren’t many people from where I had come. And I was homesick. Big time. But I was also enjoying this newfound freedom. Doing things at my own pace. Not being chivied around. (That was a big relief, by the way :P) There were a lot of disasters. But then, that’s how you learn, right? XD

It took me some time to fit myself in. And I did get enough time. Enough time to know people around me. Their way of thinking, their thoughts, their ideas, their opinions, their perspectives. They turned out to be very different from the people I grew up with. But it was a good kind of different. The kind where I actually started feeling like one of their own :)

What about my old life? There is your answer.

So yeah. Life is going through changes. Good changes. There are ups and downs but then I keep telling myself, “This is for your own good.” And till now, it has done me good. So, fingers crossed! :D