Welcome aboard... Bombay to Sydney

I decided to move from Bombay to Sydney on a hunch.

4 reasons why I picked Sydney:

• I loved the sound of it: S Y D N E Y
• It kind of rhymed with Bombay
• The shops were open until 6 pm most days and Thursdays, 9 pm!
• This was the only place I could get a job in my own field

Yes, this bags the honour of being among the top 5 crazy things I have done in my life. If I didn't get the job, the other three reasons would have deposited me right back to B O M B A Y.

It was a pretty, clear day as the flight descended into Sydney. I had spent the 11-hour (or was it 12) journey in a blur, having said my goodbyes to family and friends, flying into unfamiliar air territory. Reading 'Persepolis' is the only part I remember.

As I looked out the window, I saw the most beautiful lush green landscape ever, and as the flight turned horizontal, the stunning ocean blue of the water.

It was love at first sight. That one moment was reassuring, and somehow I knew then that I was going to make it.

Sydney was the right choice.

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