Half a Decade!!

5 years – yes, that’s half a decade, and that’s how long it has been since I first set foot on American soil. Wow, I still remember the day – 9^th of august 2002 (I know I am posting this almost a week late!!- but heck at least I am), when I landed at O’Hare airport, Chicago – nervous, confused, anxious, out of place and awe struck! I am glad that after 5 years, am still in Chicago, a city I have grown to love like my own.

These 5 years have been a heck of a roller coaster ride, giving me some of the best times of my life and also some of my most difficult ones. Its amazing how much life has taught me staying away from my home and parents. Every year on this day I get a bit nostalgic and always wonder – what if I had not come to this country – where would life have taken me?

I agree that this is a land of opportunity and you are free to do your own thing – whatever that might be, but its not been a bed of roses exactly, and a lot has been endured in these five long years.

But needless to say, the land has taught me a lot, it has been a ride to cherish and there have been lessons worth remembering!

Amen!

-Moi