I just want to be ...
I had been toying with this for so long that most around had even stopped taking me seriously ..... But finally, I have turned the page; I have closed this chapter. I moved to this fantasy desert city 15 years ago, almost unwillingly. Yet these 15 years have perhaps been the most fulfilling in my life - shaping the person I am today; this adopted land has given me a lot that I am, and always will be, thankful for. But I am done here. Done with this country and the region. Done with my corporate life. Done with my comfortable living. Don't get me wrong - I have loved it all; I just want different now - despite the obvious risks. And all this was decided, way before CoVid-19 hit the world and shook it hard. In Dec last year, I had resigned from my cushy job with the intention of returning back to my homeland during the summer of 2020. This was to be my year of transition! The virus threw in a curve ball earlier in the year - but in a...