Life is becoming so dull and dreary. It's as if one really can't enjoy a moment properly: it goes that quickly. One moment, you're hanging out with your friends, having a blast and the next moment, you're sliding under the covers and off to sleep. Its has become an age filled with electronics, technology taking up most of our time and energy. Well, not energy, not really, because do you actually need energy when you're just sitting in the same place for hours on end?
We really can't be happy or sad for a long time. We can't afford to take our own time to catch up on the happenings of our lives. If we start enjoying, life throws us a curve ball before we can even soak up all the happiness and feel as if, for once, everything is going right. If we start mourning, the days go too fast to properly get over the loss and soon enough people are telling us to move on, otherwise we will be stuck in this stage for the rest of our lives.
I really do wish I was born in a different time period: when electronics weren't considered the mose important part of one's life, when every family member, at least above the age of 7, didn't possess an electronic to call their own. Yes, if you haven't figured it out yet, I am one of those teenagers who would love to get rid of technology. Well, not completely, but to a certain extent.
But this does not mean I don't have a fair share in the usage of said electronics. I'm a hypocrite, I know, but living without technology in this world is as hard as it gets. I accept that. Not saying it doesn't have it's benefits, because it surely does, but I just wish it wasn't as important as I mentioned before.
It's because of all these reasons, along with a few other selfish ones, that I decided to agree to my beautiful friend, Tia's, offer.
Tia is from the South Indian state of Kerala. She joined at our school back during the beginning of the wonderful journey called high school. For the past three years, she has been going back to visit her hundreds of uncles and aunts and even more number of cousins during the holidays.
This year, after an uneventful Senior year and a slightly eventful graduation ceremony, Tia came to our two other best friends and I with a proposition. She would like us to join her on her little trip back to Kerala. She said her parents couldn't pay for all our tickets, for obvious reasons, but if we managed to snag the tickets, her parents would be happy to accommodate three more people in their house for a month.
Oh, and she also mentioned that the night we would be touching down, there would be a huge family get together of hers, consisting of more than 80 people. Joy!
I guess I will have to sacrifice something in order to visit my best friend's native place. One day of socializing won't be that bad. Right?
Anyways, getting my parents' consent wasn't all that hard. They only had one condition : keep them updated and send them loads of pictures. Everyday.
The main reason for me to get excited for this trip is because, after four gruelling years of high school, especially the last year of cramping for test after test, I need a break. Desperately. A very long break, most preferably, before leaping headlong into another four years of torture. Oops, I meant college.
The other reasons also include the fact that I have heard great things about this place. After all, it's called God's Own Country. Since my parents were too lazy to plan a holiday this year, I was glad to have somewhere to go, much to the furious envy of my younger brother.
My friends and I settled into our respective seats, my leg bouncing from excitement and nervous energy. Spending at least half a summer with only my friends has always been my dream. Since the location is almost halfway across the globe, it makes it all the more better. I will the time to go faster, eager for take-off. Sitting in the same place, in a cramped position for seventeen hours did not really appeal to me, but Kerala better be worth it.
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a very short one, but i hoped you like it! :)
