I was in a shock of total five minutes when our car left the Delhi airport driveways and hit the main road. The state of Indian traffic, congestion and chaos had passed into deep recesses of my brain and it was pulled back rudely into the front with a jolt.
As our cab weaved in and out of insanely blocked lanes, my heart skipped a few beats. My mind took a few minutes to locate some system in the madness and my nerves calmed a bit. Even though I was I shocked, it surprised me how less severe my reaction was.
I was back in India after being abroad in the United States for almost 3 years, and it felt good. It was 40C and 1.00 AM and we were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Oddly, I felt alive and full of energy, just like the surrounding chaos. I said so to my husband.
“You are suffering from jetlag”, pat came the reply, him ever the cynic.
Well, maybe so.
This is only Day 1 and I am absolutely kicked about everything – the sounds, the lights and the people. Not all of it is good , but I don’t feel the need to run away from it yet.
Taken aback, but still loving it!
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Where is the rest of the journey? This is just day 1
LOL…in draft. I hope to post it soon