City of Dreams to City of Joy
I still remember vividly my first day in Kolkata. I set foot in this city along with a friend 22 months ago with great trepidation. We were greeted with thundering clouds, lashing rains, flooded roads and a lonely hotel. We felt lost, lonely, and extremely low. From then till now many things changed. We found a cozy, accessible flat that we grew to call our ‘Home’; we found a family in our teams at work who never let us feel lost again; we found a family in each other when we ranted about workplace stress at home to each other and compose ourselves for yet another day. 2 girls living in a new city can be scary at first but we grew to enjoy it. Yes, we missed our hometowns, our families, our friends back home – but we learnt to make friends in this city. Our adorable cook who took care of us and made our life so easy, the society which invited us so warmly to different festivals, office colleagues who offered help and support at all times – it was a boon. Time and again I have realiz...