I, an unemployed #loser, was already on my seventh month of joblessness in March when Bombay was put under a lockdown and I thought to myself, "great, some more vella time." I was half-relieved too tbh because selfishly I thought it's just not me at least who has to sit at home! But by then I don't think it had hit anyone how long it would last and we might even end up forgetting how to be outdoors and socialize with normal humans.
In between I obviously I found work, started working full time (read: overtime, crazy wfh scenes) and now after 8 months of being in a lockdown and working 24/7 I had almost lost my will to live and was DYING for a break.
Then Bombay came out of lockdown after 8 months, at least partially, travel restrictions lifted and I immediately booked tickets to my ONLY favourite place, GOA!
Everyone in my life knows how much I love visiting Goa, I leave no chance and end up doing a trip at least 4 times in a year. But 2020 being the bitch that it is, this was my first trip anywhere this year and so I was sure I want to make the most of it. And can't explain the feeling I had of getting out these 4 walls of my room and traveling again, sitting in that flight and actually going somewhere else which is not my room/house/area.
And while I have visited Goa umpteen times I can say this with guarantee, this was one of the BEST trips of my life. There was a surreal value in this trip because obviously traveling amidst pandemic is an experience in itself and not to forget the anxiety that comes along because you're trying your best to be safe. The moment I walked in on that beach it's like I was reborn, I felt alive and normal after a very long time.
And like always I also met new people, spent some valuable quality time with them, we all hung out like we are old friends and didn't even realise how easily it just all clicked. One out of them even gave some extra love and attention to me and I'm going to cherish that and be grateful for that forever in life. Lockdown had made being single difficult and the little time also we spent came as a huge and much needed relief. Made memories with these people for lifetime and I pray we get a chance to meet again in life.
I came back feeling a little lost, took me a while to get out of that zone and get back to reality. And swear the reality is cruel and cannot wait for the day life will go back to real normal, till then I'll live on the memories of this pseudo normalcy I created for myself 💙🌼
