To the year that's rolling in
It's always the penultimate day of a home vacation that's the hardest to survive. On the last day of a vacation, I'm usually busy attending and making phone calls, meeting up with friends and relatives I couldn't meet during the vacation, going out or packing. On the penultimate day, however, I usually find myself reflecting upon the rosy days that flew by oh-so-fast. Today is the last but one day of a long 10 day vacation at home. While I genuinely felt I learnt a little bit more on how to survive on my own in Mumbai, these 10 days of staying home has made me feel depressed of going back. It's truly sad that one cannot always stay home and be a child.The thought of the inevitable journey away from home is disappointing. The realisation that I have to go back to my ordinary everyday existence is crushing, and more so when that realisation strikes me on New Year's Eve. Am I looking forward to 2019? I do not know. I'm not particularly thrilled about the n...