No Official Plan

My one week countdown began August 8 after YFS ended. It felt so weird to only have tasks like shopping on my to-do-list. Which was such a change from the busy 3 months I just had. This was the first time my India trip had gone until August so I got to see 2 festivals in India!

The first one I got to celebrate is Raksha Bandhan where the sister ties a string to symbolize the bond between brothers and sisters. So I got to tie rakhis to my cousins and eat good food. The second festival I got to see is Janmashtami. One part of it is dahi handi where people form a huge human tower and a little kid is all the way at the top and breaks open a pot of dahi.

The rest of my week consisted of shopping on Laxmi Road 3 days, eating awesome food (like gulab jamun, missal pav, pav bhaji, bakarwadi), visiting people, and spending time with friends and family. It was so nice to have a week to relax despite the long list of little tasks that I had to get done before I left.

I also used most of this week to get ready to go back home. So in 7 days I repacked 4 times. Making 3 months of stuff plus all my newly bought clothes and food fit was no easy tasks. I had to buy another suitcase :)

This entire week was filled with so many emotions. It was fun going around Pune and spending time with family and friends. But then having to say bye to people and the city was so difficult. I know that I’ll end up coming back to India but still so hard to leave my motherland. Goodbye Summer 2012, I’ll never forget you! :)