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안녕!!!

23/12/2017

            One from sometime in South Korea

On Saturday as I woke up I knew it was probably my last morning in South Korea. There was excitement to be back home and meeting everyone but the sadness to leave Korea was still overpowering.

Before I could think about it for too long, in a rush to be all done by 9:00, those emotions were forced to take a back seat as we shuffled through the diffent tasks at hand.

That morning, among all the texts that popped up there were two in particular that caught my attention. Both came from friends I hadn't talked to for around a month.

Subee is a friend from Seoul and I became friends with Sugandhi in Solan. One made me feel sad for leaving Korea while the other made me feel excited about returning back to my country.

Around nine, Sujin came and I felt so glad to see here. All of us clicked  selfies with her. Then the taxi arrived and we left for the airport and said bye to our mentor with a hope to see each other again.

On our way, I was reminded of our very first day and the excitement I had felt for what lay ahead. Once again, I was glued to the window the same way trying to see all I can one last time as we were on our way back to India.

In the aircraft, it felt like such a long time since I had seen so many Indian faces. Our fight got delayed due to heavy air traffic and we were getting bored sitting there and doing nothing.

In our entire journey there was a sadness that you feel when your vacations are over. I knew this little adventure was over but I did not want to go back. I wanted to get back to all the friends I have made there and stay a Little longer.

I was glad to have undertaken this journey and I was thinking about all the things I did and also the things I think I had missed and I wish I had done. But in middle of all those thoughts there was a strong urge to press a rewind button. I really wanted to relive all those moments once again. I was like "please koi replay ka button dabaa do, I just don't wanna go back." Finally when I felt at ease I am returning back.

In the entire flight I wanted to reach faster but just as we landed I didn't want to land. I still wanted something to hang on to. Suddenly, I didn't want to leave my Indian friends and felt a little bad to say bye after staying together for so many days.

But when I finally saw Mom and hugged her, I was delighted and excited to be back. Finally I was with her and wanted to go home. On our way, I was telling her about my experiences and shared a few memories before I dozed off.

Without my realizing, it was already morning and we were back to Solan. It felt like just yesterday when I had left. But the hundreds of memories that accompanied me this time made it feel a bit different. We were all smiles as I reached home and saw my grandparents after four months.

Finally I was back home and suddenly as I looked back that morning every single regret was gone. I loved my journey with all the places I have seen, all the people I had met, all the friends I had made, all the tears I shed and finally I was ok with all the places I could not travel and would like to see as I return someday.

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