We all know each experiences of life
small or big has many things to say, teach and learn. Although the saying
"Experiences cannot be explained but it can only be experienced"
holds good every time!
This is one such experience that happened when I first landed on the soil of a new country other than
my motherland India. This experience was required for me to realize how much I loved my home town. Ever since after that my pride for India has always stood
high at all times!
Our Flight landed at Newark airport-New Jersey, It was a cold February day(10th Feb 2007), typically
looked like the day after a heavy snow storm. Snow flakes all around, cloudy,
freezing cold for a girl like me who had been lived all 23 years of her life in
a cozy city like Mysore in Karnataka where the temperature never dips down below
55 degrees fahrenheit. Added to that, I arrived soon after our wedding with my
husband who was technically as new to me as the city was (tweaks of a typical
arrange marriage which mostly everyone experiences) :) There was this mixed
feelings which I experienced when I landed on the US soil. I was missing those
familiar faces which I loved so much and never thought that I would one day fly
away this far from them followed by the feeling of anticipation, apprehension,
identity crisis which almost baffled me until I met Prasad in the airport
(known acquaintance of my husband, happens to be our very good family friend
now) who arrived to pick us and took us to their home (while listening to
melodious kannada songs (Never dreamt I would have such a grin listening to my language #Respect) in their car which made me feel home right then) where
we met his beautiful family (wife Hema, Kids and their parents). The way they
embraced us with love is truly a memorable experience which gave me the kind of
strength which was much needed at that time frame. It helped a lot in that cold
depressive weather to have someone like them around on an unknown land. I
remember not having a weather proof jacket or the right shoes for that kind of negative
temperature and had to shop the very same night we landed. We spent 5 nights
there at Prasad(s) and with much reluctance moved to our apartment to settle
down for a year and found a sweet adobe to move to where we currently reside
with a new addition to the family our adorable munchkin, our darling son :)
Time flies... perhaps some first experiences of life can never be taken out of
the memory rather it will always travel with you back in time to remind you of
the true essences of life, our roots which pulls back to show us the face of truth and
purpose of the living.
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