Start of an Awesome Journey!!!

                         The first time I every traveled alone was when I was 15 years old. My one and only destination, Japan. In 2009 July, Rotary (a international organization that sponsors people to go to different places) offered me to choose a country that I would like to go. I could choose three countries I would like to go, last was Europe, second was Brazil and first was Japan. I always wanted to go to Japan, ever since I was small. Why? Simple, because it was the land of animation and Manga (Japanese comic) and that was enough reason for me to choose that country. My father, Apa, was crazy enough to allow a young 15 year old girl to go outside her country to another country without her knowing the language. My mum, Ama, was quite hesitant about it but was later convinced by Apa to let me go. I on the other hand was really really really excited to go. I mean how many people are allowed to go to their favorite place and stay there for a whole year without her parents? This was like the hugest dream to ever come true. After filling all the forms and official details, I was sent off to Japan from Delhi all alone. The last person I saw was Apa, he gave me a big bear hug before letting me go. Before that point I was feeling so confident because everyone was saying how scary it was but to me I was going towards my dream and did not understand why I should have been scared. But at that point when I got a hug, I just melted into my fathers arms. I forced myself not to cry, cause I was supposed to be a "strong girl" in front of Apa. I gave him a tight hug, trying to touch my fingers around him but failing cause he was that big. He let me go and at that moment, I was left to become independent for a year. 

              If you want to know what happened to that 15 year old after that, then read my next "AWESOME" post.
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