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LOVING A NEW CITY #03


DISTRACT YOURSELF

 You know that feeling of ache in your throat right before a breakdown? The feeling of homesickness creeping up silently as you get ready for bed in your new flat. That's practically how I spent my first week in my new existence. My plan? To avoid having any free time at first.

I took a weird amount of time and fascination planning my days so that I'd be super busy till the wee hours of the morning. I ate breakfast and lunch in college and sometimes dinner too. Sometimes I'd spend an ungodly amount of time fixating on college projects and sometimes I'd just walk around the neighborhood, getting familiar with the roads. I knew if i went home on time, I'd retreat to my bed and binge watch hours and hours of shows. That might work for a lot of people, but for me, it just made me miss home more. So till I was absolutely sure I could trust myself to be alone, I spent every waking moment occupying myself in whatever activity I could throw myself in.

Visit local shops, drink coffee, check your phone, bring a book, carry a backpack and a camera, sit on park benches, buy new shoes, buy your groceries and then you can go sit on your couch.

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