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Home: Here or There?
“It’s okay to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to
do something brave.”
On September 10th, 2021, when I was at Rajiv Gandhi
International Airport in Hyderabad, preparing to board my
trip to a foreign continent to continue my higher education,
these were the exact words that ran through my mind. Due to
COVID-19, this journey was an indirect route. I had a 3 day
stay in Egypt for a RTPCR test. I got to see the great pyramids of
Giza and the Nile River! 3 days later, September 13th, 2021,
Manish T I landed in Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto.
2016 - 20, EIE And lo! My bags did not accompany me to the airport. So
Master of Engineering,
Electrical and Computer here I am in a foreign country with no family and few stuff
Engineering, University of (only my documents and a spare pair of shorts) had no place
Windsor, Canada to stay (my housemates and I had not yet signed the lease to
our apartment)!
My only acquaintance in Toronto was out of town. Then my
senior from university arrived. I would never have been able
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