Living in mumbai

  I grew up there.I knew the streets like the back of my hand.The walk from my parents’           house to the corner store is more than just a distance to be covered,it’s a journey full of         memories.On top of everything, it’s a great place to live.So why would I want to leave?   What if I'm not excited to leave?

  This was exactly what I told everyone when they asked why wasn't I okay with shifting to       another state.How did anymore expect me to be casual about it? Its not that I always             wanted to live there or that I didn't have plans to leave for educational purposes but the         fact that suddenly the friends and faces you’ve grown so tired of seeing,felt you understood   in a way that rendered them boring and overly simple, seem the most beautiful things           you’ve ever seen.You’re leaving them and, though you’ll come back and visit,the moments   you had together when time seemed limitless will never be recreated.The evenings that         unfolded in unpretentious simplicity— the long car rides,the impromptu parties in a friend’s   back yard, the conversations that lasted for hours in a cafe that knew you all by first name     — these will all soon be vague memories of a different era.The sense of belonging that         comes from growing up with a group of people, all together,in a town you share so                 intimately is one that may never be felt again.This is your extended family, your tribe, the       people with whom you went from an uncertain child to someone who is ready to spread         their wings and make a new home elsewhere.

These pictures are taken from my room's window.

   Moving away from home is different for everyone, but for me, it shook out to be the wildest experience of my life, and one that I'm still learning but I've learnt a lot.

   My message is simple: the lessons you learn outside of your comfort zone are greater          than the ones you will learn inside of it. So take a chance and leave your hometown, take      a class on something you know nothing about, talk to new people, or take a different route    to work. There’s a reason that well travelled people are the life of parties. You don’t have      to be rich to visit different places, you just have to work hard and plan well. You can be a      better person.

                                                Stay tuned for more.