Quarter Life crisis?

Sometimes you feel that you're stuck here for eternity, life is not moving at all! Your assumptions, expectations, beliefs  all seem to fall apart and you end up finding yourself in midst of nothing. The phase becomes a sine curve with days dwindling between high and lows. You are stuck between your career, friendships, relationships and your life ahead! 

Right career is the word I guess when you are stuck between finding a balance between the work and the work you would love . Sometimes you just want to break free and go something that you are really passionate about! but not everyone is ready to take risks, not everybody has a fall back plan and end of it there are family's expectations so finding a balance may be the call of the moment and giving sometime till you're ready to fly ! 

You don't seem to develop those friendships to match the awesomeness of under- graduation or rather early 20s.  There might be reason for it because early 20s are your defining years , those were the people whom you grow up with in real sense, they were the part of  that  drama about studies and grades,  shared your love and heartbreaks  and end up forging lifetime of bond and made all those moments memories but now in mid 20s , it isn't as easy a task ! You don't want to get out of your own comfortable cocoon and be open to new people and their  perspectives and may be your expectations are already ingrained and you don't want to budge from them.  

Then there are relationships,  you keep falling in love with wrong person at all times and  ignoring the person who is in love with you. Live in the hope of  yours being reciprocated.  You  wait for his text messages, you stalk all his social networks, keep checking his last-seens! Following his interests and activities and trying your best to be just perfect for him ! and yes they are right when they say Love is not easy! It's not at all easy, you might end up losing yourself if you give it in.  Someone might be looking up to you but you've your own fairy tale where you're looking for your perfect prince and don't want to break that dream however much may living it might hurt. 

Almost everyone in life faces the quarter-life crisis so enjoying it while getting past it so that when you look back, you could really laugh upon yourself and be happy that your boat sailed the storm! 

Take me Anywhere!

I've been trying to write for so long but as we know there's this word called Procrastination which never let you do anything on time ! So here's my first post on the subject which appeals me the most i.e. Travel because every time unfolds the untold for me and opens new pages of life . 

Year 2015 has been like a roller coaster ride for me till now with new targets and look forwards everyday. I've been on an Student Exchange Programme in Lille, France for three months starting from January . I've decided upon this even before joining an MBA school because for me this is the best opportunity that I could get to live in an  European continent, to study alongside students of various nationalities, to travel around the places on student budget with time at hand. I've had a chance to travel pan-India (Thanks to Jagriti Yatra! ) and now blessed enough to travel abroad. My stay in Europe  has taught me a lot about life, people and places. There are moments when you enjoy a lot but then there are time when you feel quite lonely and want to reach out to family and loved ones. It's always a mixed bag of emotions sometimes layered with fun and laughter and other times own moments of solitude. 

I visited around eighteen countries of European continent and was always taken away by their varied cultures and history. Covered the Scandinavian countries when it's coldest out there to see the much-talked winters of that region while visited Spain & Portugal at the end to experience the transition to warm and beautiful summers. Eastern European countries ( Czech Republic, Budapest, Poland ) offered a different kind of outlook from the rest of the continent may be because of their communism influence and the emerging economy scenario. Backpacking to France and Germany made me realize why they are called the superpowers. The trip had many first for me be it the first skydiving experience ( Yes I did it from 14000 'effing feet! ) , my dream soccer match ( Champions League - FCB v/s ManCity ) at my loved stadium Camp Nou! the first Opera performance, first snow-flakes, the road-trip along the Spanish coast and so many other firsts! The endless train journeys and hostel stays made me meet so many people form all walks of life, gave me a chance to have a closer look at others' cultures and their way of life. It changed my perspective towards many things and gave me quite a few life lessons in all making me a better person and a more confident one! 

I will always remember this period of my life when I've lived my dreams layered with experiences. I'm now heading towards my Summer Internship Program for two months in a city of dreams called Bombay! I just hope I get here quite often with new experiences leaving my friend Procrastination behind.