Long time since I have blogged, today i saw a blogspot link on someone´s status msg and remembered the fact that i have a blogpost too which has remained untouched for a long time now.. So I am updating. For the last few months, life has taken a turn for me. I decided to go for an internship during the summer months where I landed up at another job offer in Lisbon. Strongly motivated by the desire to go out of the way to achieve my dreams, I accepted the offer. But that was not all. It was accompanied by its share of shortcomings. I had to be away from my country,my home,my mom,my dad,my sisters,my friends,my relatives and start a new life out here, all by myself.. I would like to describe myself as a person who is strongly motivated by her dreams, inspired by love and controlled by emotions. When I say, inspired by love, I mean inspired by the love i have received from my parents, family and friends which entrusts a sense of belonging and responsibility towards them. When I say motivated by dreams, I wanna say I have always been a dreamer. I feel dreams turn into reality at different junctions in our life, giving way to the next dream. When I say controlled by emotions, I mean it.
After arriving here, within no time i got accustomed to everything, as it was my second visit. I surely missed out on a lot of things-my best friend´s marriage,my bhaiyas wedding, the festive season in India especially the Durga Puja of Kolkata. I remember, last Navratri, I was in Ahmedabad with my cousin and we went to Garba nites.. I did not know then that the Garba steps picked up there would come in handy when I am so away from my motherland. This navratri passed and i was waiting for the weekend to arrive. Navami was on a saturday and i decided to goto the temple out here. I had heard they celebrate Navratri in an extravagant way.. So i set out to witness and enjoy the celebrations. n it was indeed worth it.. The decorations, the arrangements, the food, everything reminded me of India and for some moments I felt as if I was back there. Had an amazing indian "shuddha shakahari" dinner at the food joint. After the initial pujas, the Garba dance started. Being an avid dancer and festival enthuisiast, I started to match the steps as well. the dance continued for some hours and was then followed by the Aarthi. During my last stay at Lisbon, I had met some Indians and I met them again at the celebrations. It was nice to have company, very soon there was one bhaiya,one bhabhiji,one auntyji and I felt GOOD..I returned home with my heart contented..
The last 22 days have been good and I am looking forward to so many things. I know i have all the blessings and the support.
Cheers,
Sweta.
3 comments:
mast likha hai dii.. :) :) hpe that aur aise hi milenge agge.. :) :) luv u .. <3 <3 <3
Good to see that you are finding Lisbon place cool :) Dnt wry, ul get to meet all ur beloved frnz n othrs :)
it was interesting :) wen i say interesting i mean that it was good to know your description of yourself. keep urself motivated and keep us updated. hav fun :)
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