Its not even a month since we moved out of the country and we are still adapting to the new environment. Mixed feelings, emotional send offs at the airport, the pain of leaving our close ones behind, unsure of what the future has in store, two toddlers to be handled for the days to come, were all clogged up in my mind. With complete faith in the Almighty, we proceeded to the security check. But for kids crying at the airport, everything went great and the flight and the connecting flight was on time, Immigration went well and we landed safe.
Within 15 days, we had to wind up everything back home, from finding a suitable tenant for the apartment, closing our things like the gas connection, tv, telephone and dumping our needed things for future in one room, selling our household items like the refrigerator, washing machine, we, my spouse and me were doing this till 3am on the night before our travel and he had to goto work! Stressed out is a simple way to say it but we were exhausted to the last cell in the body!
The next evening at 9 is our flight and by 6 we should be there at the airport! The day dawns with rain, light to heavy, some more things yet to be accomplished. Till 4:30-5 we had some work to do. Parting message to all the close relatives didn't happen properly and it was a last minute call to inform them the same. I know many would be angry with us, but that was our situation!
Landing in a new land for the first time, after a very tiring 24 hours journey with some stale food on flight, we were so happy to see our sambar n rasam at my brothers place!! God sent angels they are, to help us in every way!!
Slowly we took baby steps here with their help to find an apartment, the things to do here, from an internet connection to the grocery store, the daily commute, we troubled them now and then!
What I felt weird after all this is, when someone pinged me to check on whatsapp, how are we and the kids doing with their school, I told them we moved out of the country, and came the reply immediately, "Enjoy"..
I was shocked!I haven't yet moved out of the ripple of missing my city and country and I get such a reply! I gathered myself and gave back asking what's there to enjoy?! We are not on vacation!! The country of stay has changed and so are the rules of the game. In fact, we get so much of support in our country, that grandparents can take care of the kids while we do the shopping or maids to clean the house and wash the utensils, some neighbor can pitch in for help. Nothing of that sort happens here, we have to do all our work, from washing, cleaning bathrooms to everything!
With a job to do, day cares to do the parenting,frozen foods and microwave help in cooking,
hurried pick ups at the stores for groceries and veggies, kids pickup and drop, weekdays are very busy and weekends are doubly busy with fridge to be refilled and our minds to be refueled to confront the week ahead!
Someone working in offshore wants an onsite opportunity, someone staying here wants to go back! Both have their reasons but it just doesn't happen that way!Neither is life hard back home, nor is it pleasant here! Every place has its own merits and demerits and the sole responsibility goes to the mind to make things easy or difficult, as it wants to be!
Back home,everyone thinks life is rosy here, people are so busy and earning well! What's lost to gain the dollar dreams, only those experiencing will know the pain!
Within 15 days, we had to wind up everything back home, from finding a suitable tenant for the apartment, closing our things like the gas connection, tv, telephone and dumping our needed things for future in one room, selling our household items like the refrigerator, washing machine, we, my spouse and me were doing this till 3am on the night before our travel and he had to goto work! Stressed out is a simple way to say it but we were exhausted to the last cell in the body!
The next evening at 9 is our flight and by 6 we should be there at the airport! The day dawns with rain, light to heavy, some more things yet to be accomplished. Till 4:30-5 we had some work to do. Parting message to all the close relatives didn't happen properly and it was a last minute call to inform them the same. I know many would be angry with us, but that was our situation!
Landing in a new land for the first time, after a very tiring 24 hours journey with some stale food on flight, we were so happy to see our sambar n rasam at my brothers place!! God sent angels they are, to help us in every way!!
Slowly we took baby steps here with their help to find an apartment, the things to do here, from an internet connection to the grocery store, the daily commute, we troubled them now and then!
What I felt weird after all this is, when someone pinged me to check on whatsapp, how are we and the kids doing with their school, I told them we moved out of the country, and came the reply immediately, "Enjoy"..
I was shocked!I haven't yet moved out of the ripple of missing my city and country and I get such a reply! I gathered myself and gave back asking what's there to enjoy?! We are not on vacation!! The country of stay has changed and so are the rules of the game. In fact, we get so much of support in our country, that grandparents can take care of the kids while we do the shopping or maids to clean the house and wash the utensils, some neighbor can pitch in for help. Nothing of that sort happens here, we have to do all our work, from washing, cleaning bathrooms to everything!
With a job to do, day cares to do the parenting,frozen foods and microwave help in cooking,
hurried pick ups at the stores for groceries and veggies, kids pickup and drop, weekdays are very busy and weekends are doubly busy with fridge to be refilled and our minds to be refueled to confront the week ahead!
Someone working in offshore wants an onsite opportunity, someone staying here wants to go back! Both have their reasons but it just doesn't happen that way!Neither is life hard back home, nor is it pleasant here! Every place has its own merits and demerits and the sole responsibility goes to the mind to make things easy or difficult, as it wants to be!
Back home,everyone thinks life is rosy here, people are so busy and earning well! What's lost to gain the dollar dreams, only those experiencing will know the pain!
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