I leave Delhi early tomorrow morning and I'm really not ready to leave.
It's odd. I've spent the last four weeks in India--as long as I've ever spent in any foriegn country, but i fell like it's been so brief. Part of it is the amazing people I've met here--my wonderful host family in Delhi, dozens of friendly strangers, and just sort of the general friendliness and compassion of the city--hard to find under the noise and chaos, but, to me, very evident.
I think it's also that I've been studying this city and this country intesely for the last four weeks, and I've learned an incredible amount. One of my friends put it best last night: we've gotten under the surface. This makes it a lot harder to leave. There's a lot I'm just starting to understand and recognize and a lot I'm still not about this profoundly different city in the midst of even more profound change.
Delhi feel like home to me, I realized when I stepped off the train back from Chandigarh and even more when I arrived back in my neighborhood, on now very familiar streets. I think this is sort of an amazing feat in the short time I've been here. It also means it should be easier for me to come back, something I already want to do.
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I felt the same way upon returning to Melbourne - I couldn't believe how homesick I was after a week away. (Of course, my program is limited to just one continent...)
I'm glad you had such a good time in India (your Himalayan adventure sounds incredible) and I wish you the best for the rest of the semester. Stay safe and take lots of pictures!
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