A roll of the dice

It’s already time to move on again. I leave Mumbai at the end of the month. I decided to quit this job and move because my family will be in India until the middle of January also rituals after the ceremony will take about two weeks to wind down. After that k and I plan to live in bangalore for some months to be closer to our families in the south and we plan to head home around the beginning of summer.

I’m pretty excited and terrified. Today, instead of working on an employment application or packing some boxes to be shipped, I watched My Girl on television. That movie always makes me break down sobbing. When the little girl’s best friend dies, I just lose it. They’re about 11 years old. That’s a confusing time ( at least for me it was) when a best friend is invaluable and you just imagine walking with that friend into the possibility of a beautiful life ahead even if the one you are dealing with is messy and not so rosy. The job thing is really weighing on my mind because I have so many options or none at all. Anyway, I’m waiting for my anxiety to subside a little so I can concentrate.

This month I have planned to do anything I meant to do here but did not get around to doing. So that means catching some shows, going to a few restaurants, checking out a few boutiques, and trolling through some neighbourhoods. I’ll miss the people I have met here. If it wasn’t for the guidance, humour, and help of some of the friends I have made here I would’ve packed my bags many months ago.