You will only see them five times.
This hit me to the core, next thing I know, I was boarding a flight home. I booked a ticket twice the price of my monthly rent in the big city.
My job requires me to stay miles away from the place I was once familiar with. Home became a foreign piece of land to me. Looking back at the day I started living a life on my own, I was over the moon- finally, freedom, and I’ll get to see the other side of the globe. Cross the sea. Watch the stars from the other side of the galaxy. But I kid you not, that first night feels like an endless one, a nightmare I cannot run away from.
HOME.
As I sit on this plane, I realized how far I travelled away from my nest. I was exposed to the world of uncertainties, strangers, different languages, a foreign culture and completely odd practices I was used to. I flew across continents.
Living the dream means stepping out of your comfort zone. Let that sink in.
I was back to the place where I learned my first steps, maybe even my first word. It feels surreal, I was back after a decade of being away. I was happy…
