The
excitement bubbles through you as the day to board the plane approaches. Once
you board the plane, your thoughts move to meeting your relatives. The
fluttering of the heart as you see your relatives at the arrival terminal is
just wonderful. The thought of sitting in a car with 12 other people is just
another adventure. Saying a silent goodbye to the airport is a moment to
cherish. Eating your first bubblegum after a year is just awesome.
On reaching
your grandparents home and seeing how old they have grown is just terrifying.
The nosy
neighbours who want to know who the guy standing next you is, the huge
billboards and people speaking the native tongue everywhere are part and
parcel. The looks you get when you get when you accidentally speak in English
in a store where your parents are trying to haggle with the price and the
pitiable stare you get from people when you express your inability to read or
write the native language is just an aspect. The all time talk about your
attire, your stance, your way of talking and concocted stories about your life
are bad examples for some and good for others.
How the time goes you don't realise. The next
moment, you are saying a tearful farewell till next year.
