The feeling of being displaced is strongest when the constants in your life slowly flow away like receding waves. It doesn't have to be particularly noticeable, yet, as days turn to months, you realize that everything that you thought was the same is anything but.
This is my first Poila Boishak away from home, away from the ones who mean the most to me. And although we didn't really do much to mark the start of the new year, it was very reassuring to have loved ones close by. I haven't felt obviously homesick in the last month, but it is always nights like these, when I know I am breaking an old family tradition by being far away that I feel the pangs most strongly.
I missed my mother's birthday last month for the first time in my life. The Internet makes life a lot easier, but it can't replace the warmth of real hugs.
Miss you all. So very much! 'Til we meet again.
This is my first Poila Boishak away from home, away from the ones who mean the most to me. And although we didn't really do much to mark the start of the new year, it was very reassuring to have loved ones close by. I haven't felt obviously homesick in the last month, but it is always nights like these, when I know I am breaking an old family tradition by being far away that I feel the pangs most strongly.
I missed my mother's birthday last month for the first time in my life. The Internet makes life a lot easier, but it can't replace the warmth of real hugs.
Miss you all. So very much! 'Til we meet again.
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