Staying away from Home!!

Hi there, I am writing this article to share my experience of staying away from Home.

To start with, I was a day-scholar for my entire educational life (BE as of now :D ) in Puttur, Karnataka. Being in native place makes us feel like a King. Talking to people who know us from our childhood, having delicious and healthy food and mainly being with family makes us happy.

Yes, it is a mixed feeling when you have to move from your home. We have to make few tough decisions for our own benefit .

There is a saying “Unless you are happy, you can't make others happy” . So, chasing your happiest life is important and that drives many to leave home and pursue the career outside native in many cases, and it stands true for me too.

So here it goes, it has been almost two years away from home, even though I visit native frequently.

And to be frank, I enjoyed away from home as I was able to learn many lessons of life.

Before coming to Hubli, I was pretty worried about the new place, food habits, people and many other things. Hubli is a bit dusty place but not as packed as Banglore or Manglore. You see very few buildings that stand tall, unlike in other cities.

During my initial days in Hubli, I was worried about the language. 

Even if Kannada is spoken throughout Karnataka, the accent is not the same. We  in south Karnataka speak slowly compared to the Hubli Kannada which is as bullet fast.But knowing Kannada holds an advantage for me to travel, as well as to interact with people.

Also, there are many words which were then new to me. Even though it was a bit difficult for a month, I got used to it gradually. I now can manage Hubli Kannada pretty well . 

Coming to food, here they serve Chapati/Jowar Roti and White rice for lunch , whereas in south Karnataka we prefer boiled rice. Chapati is more like for breakfast unlike in Hubli.

Here in Hubli, I met my to-be colleagues from far away places, excited as they had just completed Engineering, just like me . It has been a good thing that I got to spend time with people who have come from different place and a different culture.

I have seen that the thinking of people from different places do differ a lot. I enjoyed the company of friends here .

The main things I have learned being away from home are :

• You push yourself to be a better person .
• You will miss hometown badly
• You will be happy with what you have and try to spend wisely
• Learn to be on your own (Self care when one is ill , Giving strength to self when under stress)
• Travel, visit new places.
• You will understand a person in depth
• Give importance to friends .

And when you count backward from where you have commenced, you realize you have now -
grown up,matured.

Thanks,

Prashanth M