A journey of dreams

by Ajay ---- (India)

I didn't expect to find India

once upon a time. When my life was used to be very ordinary. I used to play with my friends , had fun , etc. But everything was ended until i reached at the age of 16 . This was the stage. When i was about to do something bigger in my life. Now i had dreams to focus. I watched a movie.In which she travelled to France from America. Still i got an inspiration. After that i saw a dream with my open eyes to pursue my graduation to the United states of America. And i was ready to do anything for making this dream come true. But there were many obstacles in my way. I did not know anything about the U.S.A .The most challenging thing was that i did not know the way that could help me to go there. Still an idea came into my mind. I decided to go my aunt's place. Where i could meet my cousin. Who could explain to me about the U.S.A . My exams were about to begin. And i was so confused that where should i have focused on. So i decided that after the exams got over. I would go to my aunt's place. I started convincing my parents to allow me to go . But they did not allow me. So after the last exam. I packed my bag and took money from my brother. I left for my aunt. Without letting know to my mother. I reached to the railway station for catching the train. Because it was my first time to go some other place lonely. And had nobody to guide. I sat in the train with the fear of my family. I never expected that i would do this ever. After few hours. I slept for awhile. Still a lady came to me and sat . She was very weird to me. She woke me up. And said “ do not sleep in the train otherwise you would miss your station.” . I did not reply anything to her. She asked to me again that “ in which class do you study” then i replied “ why are you disturbing me”. She made a face at me. so i said sorry to her. I told her everything why i was behaving bad. I did not expect that i would found someone. Who knew much about the U.S.A . Then She told to me about the U.S.A and one of her friend studied there. I was curious to listen her. Suddenly my station came. Then i called my cousin and asked him to pick me from the station to his home. But he did not come. I never expected that i would wait. The day was about to turn into night. The feeling of getting looted and kidnapped was increasing. Then i called my another cousin and asked him about the location of his home. I started following the location. And i did not expect that would find the home. I told everything to my aunt about the purpose of my visit. She understood and talked my mother. Now, In the morning i met with him. And had so many questions to ask. I started asking him about the U.S.A and the fee structure. When i got to know that the education of America was expensive and beyond my reach. After a week. I came back to home. I closed myself into a dark room and started crying. I had no hope to make my American dream come true. Few weeks later i remembered one thing. When i was going through the station. I met with a lady. Whose friend studied in America on scholarship. Then i could see a hope. Now, I searched for scholarships on google. And many scholarships appeared in front of me. I did not expect that i would find those scholarship. Which can help me to study abroad at free of cost. I started making plans to get scholarship. But there was a lot of competition for a single scholarship. I had two things. The one i could drop the idea of studying abroad. And the second i could do hard work and get scholarship. So i picked the second idea to to do hard work and get the scholarship. Gradually I had the list of many scholarship to study abroad. Now, i could not expect that i would find the right one. I can not expect that my dream is now about to come true. And i never expected that this journey would help me so much. If i did not take that step. I could never expect to find that what i want. So the travelling was proved beneficial for me.