In the clouds

by Vyshnavi Prasad (India)

I didn't expect to find India

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“Those who all wander are never lost” , that’s what I believe as a traveller. I have been to many places in india as a group ; but for a 19 year old girl i always wanted to go on a solo trip. And today am gonna make my dream come true. I have reached the kajrat station around 8:30 in the morning. I had my breakfast and started to reach the trekking point. It was my first solo trek , so i asked a few resistances about the place. It was quit a long and difficult trek is what i have heard. After 2 hours of trekking, i could see white clouds in the sky and feeling the breeze on my face. I never felt so alive before. My destination was rajmachi fort which is 20 km from the trekking point. I reached a point where i can no longer see humans or any villages near by. That moment , i felt so brave for myself to trek alone and that feeling to explore more, that adrenaline rush made me move forward. I couldnt belive my eyes , i could see the clouds move. My hands were shaking. I had to pause for a while and then i started thinking about my life , the life i was living back at my city. The idea of travelling , made me sit here on the top of a mountain, between so many trees and no human to be found in my eyesight. I felt like alice , in my own wonderland . I can feel things see the beauty of the nature. I was in love with the place , i have never been here before but i dont wanna go back either. I felt like i was meant to be here. After trekking for 6 long hours i could see the end point. I was astonished for myself , for being so brave and for not giving up on myself. We are a generation of lost souls , we lost ourselves in our mobiles and gadgets and here i am, trying to get lost in these clouds. I could actually touch the white clouds! I was speechless and i could give up my phone for this moment to happen. I never felt so alive before. I was so happy. I wanted to scream my heart out. I wanna dance . I wanted it to rain. I wanted to stay back forever. And i could feel the wind all over my body. And then i felt , life is either full of adventures or nothing at all “. After coming back from that amazing and breathtaking adventure, i felt homesick, i wanted to stay A little longer. I felt homesick For a place i haven’t been before, and that’s what makes you a traveller. Wherever you go, becomes a part of you somehow.