A Hundred Days Of This - Day 89

Today is the start of another module in this semester and I traveled back to Växjö to attend the classes. The train ride was nothing less than magical and I was living my Polar Express dream. Gattiga anuko ayipothaayi moment. It was so beautiful!

It also made me sad that it will be one of those last few rides that I will be taking before finishing the course in a couple of months. Here is to hoping that more magical rides are out there for me to experience. As much as I enjoy this short chapter of my life, I also feel something heavily in my heart. Benga. Of staying away from home, from family and everyone I love the most. I know this is for a very short period but this moment, right now, keeps stretching forever. Watch Zakir Khan's Thathasthu if you have never seen it before. For me, no one ever blends the joys of achieving your dreams and the pining for comfort of being at home so well as our Sakht Launda does.

And that's Day 89 for you!

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